These Are The Counties In The Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area With The Least COVID-19

Houston TX

02 March, 2022

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Houston 2022-03-02 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, 78,099,364 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 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metropolitan area, located in Texas, a total of 1,531,147 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 22,586 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — below the national rate of 23,871 cases per 100,000 people. The lower than average per capita COVID-19 infection rate across Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land is being driven by one area in particular. The broader Houston metro area comprises nine counties or county equivalents — and of them, Austin County in Texas has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 5,484 infections in Austin County, or 18,549 for every 100,000 people. Though Austin County has the lowest per capita infection rate in the Houston metro area, its per capita fatality rate is disproportionately high. There have been a total of 240 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Austin County, above the 228 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Feb. 28, 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.