Despite the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination efforts, the novel coronavirus continues to spread through the United States. To date, 33,451,965 Americans have been infected with the virus — and 601,231 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 Baton Rouge metropolitan area, located in Louisiana, a total of 84,611 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 10,198 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — in line with the national rate of 10,225 cases per 100,000 people.
Though per capita cases of COVID-19 are closely in line with the national per capita infection rate in Baton Rouge, there are still parts of the metro area where the per capita infection rate is relatively low.
The broader Baton Rouge metro area comprises nine counties or county equivalents — and of them, West Feliciana Parish in Louisiana has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 1,218 infections in West Feliciana Parish, or 7,921 for every 100,000 people.
Though West Feliciana Parish has the lowest per capita infection rate in the Baton Rouge metro area, its per capita fatality rate is disproportionately high.
There have been a total of 221 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in West Feliciana Parish, above the 196 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Baton Rouge metro area.
All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of July 9, 2021.
| Rank | Geography | COVID cases per 100,000 people | Total cases | Deaths per 100,000 people | Total deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Feliciana Parish, LA | 7,921 | 1,218 | 221 | 34 |
| 2 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 9,366 | 41,595 | 190 | 843 |
| 3 | St. Helena Parish, LA | 9,567 | 996 | 115 | 12 |
| 4 | Livingston Parish, LA | 10,614 | 14,659 | 153 | 212 |
| 5 | Ascension Parish, LA | 10,802 | 13,090 | 139 | 169 |
| 6 | West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 11,705 | 3,027 | 244 | 63 |
| 7 | Iberville Parish, LA | 12,101 | 3,988 | 310 | 102 |
| 8 | Pointe Coupee Parish, LA | 12,420 | 2,752 | 338 | 75 |
| 9 | East Feliciana Parish, LA | 16,852 | 3,286 | 590 | 115 |
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