There have been 82,117,600 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States to date – and that number continues to grow.
In the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area, which covers parts of Nebraska and Iowa, a total of 248,031 cases of COVID-19 have been reported. Adjusted for population, there have been 26,875 confirmed infections for every 100,000 people in the area — above the national rate of 25,100 cases per 100,000 people.
The higher than average per capita COVID-19 infection rate across Omaha-Council Bluffs is being driven by a high concentration of the virus in one area in particular.
The broader Omaha metro area comprises eight counties or county equivalents, which can include independent cities — and of them, Sarpy County has the most COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 49,948 confirmed infections in Sarpy County, or 28,005 for every 100,000 people.
A relatively high infection rate does not necessarily mean COVID-19 related fatalities per capita are higher in Sarpy County than they are across all of the Omaha area, however. There have been a total of 144 coronavirus deaths for every 100,000 people in Sarpy County, compared to 201 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Omaha-Council Bluffs metro area.
All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of May 20, 2022.
| Rank | Geography | COVID cases per 100,000 people | Total cases | Deaths per 100,000 people | Total deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarpy County, NE | 28,005 | 49,948 | 144 | 256 |
| 2 | Douglas County, NE | 27,222 | 151,079 | 186 | 1,032 |
| 3 | Pottawattamie County, IA | 26,102 | 24,406 | 341 | 319 |
| 4 | Harrison County, IA | 24,337 | 3,442 | 672 | 95 |
| 5 | Cass County, NE | 23,975 | 6,162 | 152 | 39 |
| 6 | Saunders County, NE | 23,920 | 5,029 | 143 | 30 |
| 7 | Washington County, NE | 22,692 | 4,588 | 223 | 45 |
| 8 | Mills County, IA | 22,578 | 3,377 | 274 | 41 |
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