As the omicron variant spreads, new daily cases of COVID-19 have hit new highs in the United States. To date, 58,313,875 Americans have been infected with the virus — and 827,991 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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton metropolitan area, which covers parts of Massachusetts and New Hampshire, a total of 804,896 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 16,728 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — below the national rate of 17,824 cases per 100,000 people.
The lower than average per capita COVID-19 infection rate across Boston-Cambridge-Newton is being driven by one area in particular.
The broader Boston metro area comprises seven counties or county equivalents — and of them, Norfolk County in Massachusetts has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 96,227 infections in Norfolk County, or 13,781 for every 100,000 people.
Though Norfolk County has the lowest per capita infection rate in the Boston metro area, its per capita fatality rate is closely in line with the regional average.
There have been a total of 283 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Norfolk County, compared to 274 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area.
All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Jan. 10, 2022.
| Rank | Geography | COVID cases per 100,000 people | Total cases | Deaths per 100,000 people | Total deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norfolk County, MA | 13,781 | 96,227 | 283 | 1,975 |
| 2 | Middlesex County, MA | 14,794 | 235,997 | 261 | 4,157 |
| 3 | Rockingham County, NH | 15,526 | 47,374 | 137 | 417 |
| 4 | Strafford County, NH | 15,626 | 20,038 | 131 | 168 |
| 5 | Plymouth County, MA | 17,215 | 88,162 | 331 | 1,697 |
| 6 | Suffolk County, MA | 19,525 | 154,591 | 255 | 2,017 |
| 7 | Essex County, MA | 20,807 | 162,507 | 353 | 2,759 |
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