Covid-19: Least Dangerous County In Metro Area Wash-Arl-Alex-DC-VA-MD-WV

24/7 Wall St., May 9, 2021.

Despite the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination efforts, the novel coronavirus continues to spread through the United States. To date, 32,167,970 Americans have been infected with the virus -- and 572,987 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metropolitan area, which covers all the District of Columbia, and parts of Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia, a total of 458,179 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 7,464 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area -- below the national rate of 9,832 cases per 100,000 people.

> The lower than average per capita COVID-19 infection rate across Washington-Arlington-Alexandria is being driven by one area in particular.

The broader Washington metro area comprises 24 counties or county equivalents -- and of them, Fairfax City, an independent city, in Virginia has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita.

So far, there have been a total of 551 infections in Fairfax City, or 2,309 for every 100,000 people. Not only does Fairfax City have the lowest per capita infection rate in the Washington metro area, it also has a relatively low per capita fatality rate. There have been a total of 80 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Fairfax City, below the 121 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area.

- All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of May 6, 2021. - These are all the counties in Virginia where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it's still getting worse).

- RANK, GEOGRAPHY, COVID CASES PER 100,000 PEOPLE, TOTAL CASES, DEATHS PER 100,000 PEOPLE, TOTAL DEATHS

*1 Fairfax City, VA 2,309 551 80 19
2 Falls Church City, VA 3,014 424 64 9
3 Calvert County, MD 4,571 4,163 86 78
4 Rappahannock County, VA 4,733 347 27 2
5 Arlington County, VA 6,529 15,135 110 254
6 Fairfax County, VA 6,650 76,044 94 1,074
7 Fauquier County, VA 6,708 4,636 93 64
8 Charles County, MD 6,718 10,593 121 190
9 Montgomery County, MD 6,730 70,006 146 1,523
10 Clarke County, VA 6,746 969 132 19
11 District of Columbia District, DC 7,010 47,986 162 1,106
12 Loudoun County, VA 7,125 27,442 71 275

13 Warren County, VA 7,379 2,911 139 55
14 Manassas Park City, VA 7,392 1,214 73 12
15 Fredericksburg City, VA 7,401 2,107 81 23
16 Spotsylvania County, VA 7,441 9,779 88 116
17 Alexandria City, VA 7,471 11,693 86 134
18 Stafford County, VA 7,731 11,133 53 76
19 Frederick County, MD 7,840 19,481 129 320
20 Jefferson County, WV 8,078 4,538 87 49
21 Culpeper County, VA 9,045 4,563 121 61
22 Prince George's County, MD 9,204 83,410 162 1,465
23 Prince William County, VA 9,796 44,745 106 483
24 Manassas City, VA 10,394 4,309 113 4

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/covid-19-this-is-the-least-dangerous-county-in-the-washington-arlington-alexandria-dc-va-md-wv-metro-area/ar-BB1gwPAM

* Virginia Counties By Population:
https://www.virginia-demographics.com/counties_by_population