Thursday March 28th, 2024 7:36AM

Hall County ranks 15th among metro areas in COVID cases

By AccessWDUN staff

Hall County has one of the country's highest per-capita COVID-19 infection rates, a new analysis shows.

Hall County has had more than 13,129 confirmed cases per 100,000 people. That's the 15th highest rate among the nation's 380 metro areas. Only Dalton, at 13th, ranked higher in Georgia.

To determine the cities with the most COVID-19 cases, the website, 24/7WallSt.com compiled and reviewed data from state and local health departments. It ranked metro areas based on the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents as of March 7.

The report comes as news about coronavirus in Northeast Georgia has been mostly good recently. As of yesterday, 65 people were hospitalized in Northeast Georgia Health System hospitals. The high number of 355 patients was in early January.

Vaccine rollout is continuing here as well. As of Tuesday, 25,567 Hall Countians had received two doses of the vaccine. Another 32,812 have received one dose. The data from the Georgia Department of Public Health did not identify how many of those had recieved the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

The five metro areas with the highest number of coronavirus cases per capita are: Yuma, Arizone; Pine Bluff, Arkansas; Lubbock, Texas; Laredo, Texas; and Bismarck, North Dakota. The incidence of COVID-19 in these metro areas range from 17,593.3 cases per 100,000 to 15,702.8 cases per 100,000. For comparison, there are currently 8,865.0 cases per 100,000 Americans nationwide.

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