This Is The County In The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area With The Most COVID-19

Dallas TX

15 March, 2022

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Dallas 2022-03-15 There have been 78,697,000 reported cases of COVID-19 in the United States to date — and that number continues to grow. In the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area, located in Texas, a total of 1,741,713 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 24,007 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — in line with the national rate of 24,054 cases per 100,000 people. Even though COVID-19 infections per capita are in line with the national average across Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington , there are parts of the metro area where this is not the case. The broader Dallas metro area comprises 13 counties or county equivalents, which can include independent cities — and of them, Kaufman County has the most COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 34,978 infections in Kaufman County, or 29,416 for every 100,000 people. Not only does Kaufman County have the most COVID-19 infections per capita in the Dallas area, it also has more deaths attributable to the virus per capita than the metro area as a whole. There have been a total of 442 coronavirus deaths for every 100,000 people in Kaufman County, compared to 255 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of March 11, 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.