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 Beaumont-Port Arthur metropolitan area, located in Texas, a total of 34,365 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 8,388 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 Beaumont-Port Arthur is being driven by one area in particular.
The broader Beaumont metro area comprises four counties or county equivalents — and of them, Newton County in Texas has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 620 infections in Newton County, or 4,411 for every 100,000 people.
Though Newton County has the lowest per capita infection rate in the Beaumont metro area, its per capita fatality rate is disproportionately high.
There have been a total of 249 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Newton County, above the 174 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area.
All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of May 6, 2021.
These are all the counties in Texas 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 | Newton County, TX | 4,411 | 620 | 249 | 35 |
| 2 | Jefferson County, TX | 7,696 | 19,641 | 165 | 422 |
| 3 | Orange County, TX | 10,023 | 8,424 | 174 | 146 |
| 4 | Hardin County, TX | 10,075 | 5,680 | 197 | 111 |
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