These Are The Counties In The Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area With The Most COVID-19

Louisville KY

01 February, 2022

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. - Louisville 2022-02-01 As the omicron variant spreads, new daily cases of COVID-19 have hit new highs in the United States. To date, there have been 72,373,400 reported cases of the virus nationwide — and that number is growing every day. In the Elizabethtown-Fort Knox metropolitan area, located in Kentucky, a total of 36,491 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 24,234 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — above the national rate of 22,121 cases per 100,000 people. The higher than average per capita COVID-19 infection rate across Elizabethtown-Fort Knox is being driven by a high concentration of the virus in one area in particular. The broader Elizabethtown metro area comprises three counties or county equivalents, which can include independent cities — and of them, Hardin County has the most COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 28,345 infections in Hardin County, or 26,222 for every 100,000 people. Not only does Hardin County have the most COVID-19 infections per capita in the Elizabethtown area, it also has more deaths attributable to the virus per capita than the metro area as a whole. There have been a total of 347 coronavirus deaths for every 100,000 people in Hardin County, compared to 327 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Elizabethtown-Fort Knox metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Jan. 28, 2022. These are all the counties in Kentucky where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it's still getting worse). Can't see the article's infographic? Click here to view the original story.This story was originally published by 24/7 Wall St., a news organization that produces real-time business commentary and data-driven reporting for state and local markets across the country.