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 Duluth metropolitan area, which covers parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin, a total of 40,760 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 14,608 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — in line with the national rate of 14,580 cases per 100,000 people.
Though per capita cases of COVID-19 are closely in line with the national per capita infection rate in Duluth, some parts of the metro area are safer than others.
The broader Duluth metro area comprises three counties or county equivalents — and of them, St. Louis County in Minnesota has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 28,424 infections in St. Louis County, or 14,206 for every 100,000 people.
Though St. Louis County has the lowest per capita infection rate in the Duluth metro area, its per capita fatality rate is closely in line with the regional average.
There have been a total of 194 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in St. Louis County, compared to 189 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Duluth 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 | St. Louis County, MN | 14,206 | 28,424 | 194 | 389 |
| 2 | Carlton County, MN | 14,696 | 5,223 | 205 | 73 |
| 3 | Douglas County, WI | 16,389 | 7,113 | 152 | 66 |
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