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

By Samuel Stebbins Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Louisville

2021-05-28

Despite the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination efforts, the novel coronavirus continues to spread through the United States. To date, 32,820,112 Americans have been infected with the virus — and 585,182 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 134,476 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 10,463 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — in line with the national rate of 10,032 cases per 100,000 people.

Though per capita cases of COVID-19 are closely in line with the national per capita infection rate in Louisville/Jefferson County, there are still parts of the metro area where the per capita infection rate is relatively low.

The broader Louisville/Jefferson County metro area comprises 12 counties or county equivalents — and of them, Trimble County in Kentucky has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 692 infections in Trimble County, or 8,012 for every 100,000 people.

Not only does Trimble County have the lowest per capita infection rate in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area, it also has a relatively low per capita fatality rate.

There have been a total of 81 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Trimble County, below the 157 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 May 26, 2021.

These are all the counties in Kentucky where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

Despite the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination efforts, the novel coronavirus continues to spread through the United States. To date, 32,820,112 Americans have been infected with the virus — and 585,182 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 134,476 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 10,463 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — in line with the national rate of 10,032 cases per 100,000 people.

Though per capita cases of COVID-19 are closely in line with the national per capita infection rate in Louisville/Jefferson County, there are still parts of the metro area where the per capita infection rate is relatively low.

The broader Louisville/Jefferson County metro area comprises 12 counties or county equivalents — and of them, Trimble County in Kentucky has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 692 infections in Trimble County, or 8,012 for every 100,000 people.

Not only does Trimble County have the lowest per capita infection rate in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area, it also has a relatively low per capita fatality rate.

There have been a total of 81 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Trimble County, below the 157 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 May 26, 2021.

These are all the counties in Kentucky where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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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.