Despite the ongoing vaccination effort, new daily cases of COVID-19 are beginning to rise once again in parts of the United States. To date, 47,702,004 Americans have been infected with the virus — and 770,162 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 Columbia metropolitan area, located in South Carolina, a total of 145,139 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 17,772 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — above the national rate of 14,580 cases per 100,000 people.
Though per capita cases of COVID-19 are higher in Columbia than they are nationwide, there are still parts of the metro area where the per capita infection rate is relatively low.
The broader Columbia metro area comprises six counties or county equivalents — and of them, Calhoun County in South Carolina has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 1,765 infections in Calhoun County, or 11,996 for every 100,000 people.
Though Calhoun County has the lowest per capita infection rate in the Columbia metro area, its per capita fatality rate is disproportionately high.
There have been a total of 360 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Calhoun County, above the 233 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Columbia metro area.
All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Nov. 26, 2021.
| Rank | Geography | COVID cases per 100,000 people | Total cases | Deaths per 100,000 people | Total deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calhoun County, SC | 11,996 | 1,765 | 360 | 53 |
| 2 | Saluda County, SC | 12,749 | 2,588 | 271 | 55 |
| 3 | Fairfield County, SC | 14,591 | 3,314 | 409 | 93 |
| 4 | Richland County, SC | 17,155 | 70,038 | 191 | 778 |
| 5 | Kershaw County, SC | 18,949 | 12,196 | 325 | 209 |
| 6 | Lexington County, SC | 19,293 | 55,238 | 250 | 717 |
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