This Is The County In The San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area With The Least COVID-19

San Antonio TX

16 February, 2022

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. - San Antonio 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 San Antonio-New Braunfels metropolitan area, located in Texas, a total of 643,005 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 26,503 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 San Antonio-New Braunfels than they are nationwide, there are still parts of the metro area where the per capita infection rate is relatively low. The broader San Antonio metro area comprises eight counties or county equivalents — and of them, Bandera County in Texas has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 3,448 infections in Bandera County, or 15,843 for every 100,000 people. Though Bandera County has the lowest per capita infection rate in the San Antonio metro area, its per capita fatality rate is disproportionately high. There have been a total of 326 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Bandera County, above the 300 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Feb. 14, 2022. These are all the counties in Texas 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.