This Is The County In The Raleigh, NC Metro Area With The Least COVID-19

Raleigh NC

02 February, 2022

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Raleigh 2022-02-02 As the omicron variant spreads, new daily cases of COVID-19 have hit new highs in the United States. To date, 73,010,190 Americans have been infected with the virus — and 872,453 have died as a result. On a per capita basis, the U.S. has one of the highest known infections rates in the world. In the Raleigh metropolitan area, located in North Carolina, a total of 328,357 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 25,207 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — above the national rate of 22,316 cases per 100,000 people. Though per capita cases of COVID-19 are higher in Raleigh than they are nationwide, some parts of the metro area are safer than others. The broader Raleigh metro area comprises three counties or county equivalents — and of them, Wake County in North Carolina has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 258,153 infections in Wake County, or 24,667 for every 100,000 people. Not only does Wake County have the lowest per capita infection rate in the Raleigh metro area, it also has a relatively low per capita fatality rate. There have been a total of 92 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Wake County, below the 107 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Raleigh metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Jan. 31, 2022. These are all the counties in North Carolina 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.