This Is The County In The Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area With The Least COVID-19

Raleigh NC

16 February, 2022

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Raleigh 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 Durham-Chapel Hill metropolitan area, located in North Carolina, a total of 112,438 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 20,132 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — below the national rate of 23,478 cases per 100,000 people. The lower than average per capita COVID-19 infection rate across Durham-Chapel Hill is being driven by one area in particular. The broader Durham metro area comprises four counties or county equivalents — and of them, Orange County in North Carolina has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 24,520 infections in Orange County, or 17,154 for every 100,000 people. Not only does Orange County have the lowest per capita infection rate in the Durham metro area, it also has a relatively low per capita fatality rate. There have been a total of 83 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Orange County, below the 111 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Durham-Chapel Hill metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Feb. 14, 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.