This Is The County In The Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area With The Least COVID-19

Louisville KY

09 March, 2022

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. - Louisville 2022-03-09 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, 78,482,625 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 Elizabethtown-Fort Knox metropolitan area, located in Kentucky, a total of 41,675 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 27,677 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — above the national rate of 23,989 cases per 100,000 people. Though per capita cases of COVID-19 are higher in Elizabethtown-Fort Knox than they are nationwide, there are still parts of the metro area where the per capita infection rate is relatively low. The broader Elizabethtown metro area comprises three counties or county equivalents — and of them, Meade County in Kentucky has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 5,743 infections in Meade County, or 20,275 for every 100,000 people. Not only does Meade County have the lowest per capita infection rate in the Elizabethtown metro area, it also has a relatively low per capita fatality rate. There have been a total of 226 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Meade County, below the 355 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Elizabethtown-Fort Knox metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of March 7, 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.