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 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metropolitan area, which covers parts of Arkansas and Missouri, a total of 105,292 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 20,002 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — above the national rate of 17,824 cases per 100,000 people.
Though per capita cases of COVID-19 are higher in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers than they are nationwide, some parts of the metro area are safer than others.
The broader Fayetteville metro area comprises four counties or county equivalents — and of them, McDonald County in Missouri has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 4,042 infections in McDonald County, or 17,707 for every 100,000 people.
Though McDonald County has the lowest per capita infection rate in the Fayetteville metro area, its per capita fatality rate is disproportionately high.
There have been a total of 272 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in McDonald County, above the 252 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers 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 | McDonald County, MO | 17,707 | 4,042 | 272 | 62 |
| 2 | Madison County, AR | 18,437 | 2,964 | 280 | 45 |
| 3 | Benton County, AR | 18,664 | 48,337 | 269 | 697 |
| 4 | Washington County, AR | 21,857 | 49,949 | 228 | 520 |
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