This Is The County In The Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area With The Least COVID-19

Cleveland OH

02 February, 2022

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. - Cleveland 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 Cleveland-Elyria metropolitan area, located in Ohio, a total of 428,814 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 20,798 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — below the national rate of 22,316 cases per 100,000 people. The lower than average per capita COVID-19 infection rate across Cleveland-Elyria is being driven by one area in particular. The broader Cleveland metro area comprises five counties or county equivalents — and of them, Geauga County in Ohio has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 15,606 infections in Geauga County, or 16,609 for every 100,000 people. Though Geauga County has the lowest per capita infection rate in the Cleveland metro area, its per capita fatality rate is closely in line with the regional average. There have been a total of 248 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Geauga County, compared to 257 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Cleveland-Elyria metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Jan. 31, 2022. These are all the counties in Ohio 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.