As the omicron variant spreads, new daily cases of COVID-19 have hit new highs in the United States. To date, 68,964,506 Americans have been infected with the virus — and 854,925 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 Bismarck metropolitan area, located in North Dakota, a total of 41,305 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 31,644 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — above the national rate of 21,079 cases per 100,000 people.
Though per capita cases of COVID-19 are higher in Bismarck than they are nationwide, there are still parts of the metro area where the per capita infection rate is relatively low.
The broader Bismarck metro area comprises four counties or county equivalents — and of them, Oliver County in North Dakota has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 287 infections in Oliver County, or 15,623 for every 100,000 people.
Not only does Oliver County have the lowest per capita infection rate in the Bismarck metro area, it also has a relatively low per capita fatality rate.
There have been a total of 218 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Oliver County, below the 341 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Bismarck metro area.
All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Jan. 24, 2022.
| Rank | Geography | COVID cases per 100,000 people | Total cases | Deaths per 100,000 people | Total deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oliver County, ND | 15,623 | 287 | 218 | 4 |
| 2 | Sioux County, ND | 26,218 | 1,157 | 408 | 18 |
| 3 | Morton County, ND | 32,062 | 9,793 | 445 | 136 |
| 4 | Burleigh County, ND | 32,077 | 30,068 | 306 | 287 |
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