This Is The County In The Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area With The Least COVID-19

Harrisburg PA

16 February, 2022

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Harrisburg 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle metropolitan area, located in Pennsylvania, a total of 115,921 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 20,413 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle is being driven by one area in particular. The broader Harrisburg metro area comprises three counties or county equivalents — and of them, Perry County in Pennsylvania has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 8,617 infections in Perry County, or 18,764 for every 100,000 people. Though Perry County has the lowest per capita infection rate in the Harrisburg metro area, its per capita fatality rate is disproportionately high. There have been a total of 381 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Perry County, above the 336 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Harrisburg-Carlisle metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Feb. 14, 2022. These are all the counties in Pennsylvania 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.