This Is The County In The Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area With The Least COVID-19

Louisville KY

16 February, 2022

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. - Louisville 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 Louisville/Jefferson County metropolitan area, which covers parts of Kentucky and Indiana, a total of 341,345 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 26,558 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — above the national rate of 23,478 cases per 100,000 people. Though per capita cases of COVID-19 are higher in Louisville/Jefferson County than they are nationwide, some parts of the metro area are safer than others. The broader Louisville/Jefferson County metro area comprises 12 counties or county equivalents — and of them, Floyd County in Indiana has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 18,334 infections in Floyd County, or 23,870 for every 100,000 people. Though Floyd County has the lowest per capita infection rate in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area, its per capita fatality rate is disproportionately high. There have been a total of 348 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Floyd County, above the 265 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Louisville/Jefferson County metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Feb. 14, 2022. These are all the counties in Kentucky 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.