This Is The County In The Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area With The Least COVID-19

Detroit MI

16 February, 2022

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Detroit 2022-02-16 Since the first case of the omicron variant was detected in the U.S., new daily cases of COVID-19 have hit new highs. To date, 76,813,431 Americans have been infected with the virus — and over 900,000 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metropolitan area, located in Michigan, a total of 988,901 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 22,906 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — in line with the national rate of 23,478 cases per 100,000 people. Though per capita cases of COVID-19 are closely in line with the national per capita infection rate in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, there are still parts of the metro area where the per capita infection rate is relatively low. The broader Detroit metro area comprises six counties or county equivalents — and of them, Wayne County in Michigan has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 387,147 infections in Wayne County, or 21,980 for every 100,000 people. Though Wayne County has the lowest per capita infection rate in the Detroit metro area, its per capita fatality rate is disproportionately high. There have been a total of 418 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Wayne County, above the 375 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Feb. 14, 2022. These are all the counties in Michigan 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.