This Is The County In The Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area With The Least COVID-19

By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Seattle

2021-06-09

Despite the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination efforts, the novel coronavirus continues to spread through the United States. To date, 33,027,029 Americans have been infected with the virus — and 591,694 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metropolitan area, located in Washington, a total of 205,180 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 5,386 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — below the national rate of 10,095 cases per 100,000 people.

The lower than average per capita COVID-19 infection rate across Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is being driven by one area in particular.

The broader Seattle metro area comprises three counties or county equivalents — and of them, Snohomish County in Washington has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 39,223 infections in Snohomish County, or 4,986 for every 100,000 people.

Though Snohomish County has the lowest per capita infection rate in the Seattle metro area, its per capita fatality rate is closely in line with the regional average.

There have been a total of 74 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Snohomish County, compared to 76 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area.

All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of June 7, 2021.

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

Can't see the rest of the article? 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.