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

Cleveland OH

16 February, 2022

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. - Cleveland 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 Cleveland-Elyria metropolitan area, located in Ohio, a total of 434,030 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 21,051 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 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 15,798 infections in Geauga County, or 16,813 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 265 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Geauga County, compared to 277 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 Feb. 14, 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.