Since the first case of the omicron variant was detected in the U.S., new daily cases of COVID-19 have hit new highs. To date, 77,521,589 Americans have been infected with the virus — and over 900,000 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward metropolitan area, located in California, a total of 744,188 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 15,925 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — below the national rate of 23,695 cases per 100,000 people.
The lower than average per capita COVID-19 infection rate across San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward is being driven by one area in particular.
The broader San Francisco metro area comprises five counties or county equivalents — and of them, Marin County in California has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 35,791 infections in Marin County, or 13,750 for every 100,000 people.
Though Marin County has the lowest per capita infection rate in the San Francisco metro area, its per capita fatality rate is closely in line with the regional average.
There have been a total of 98 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Marin County, compared to 96 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward metro area.
All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Feb. 18, 2022.
| Rank | Geography | COVID cases per 100,000 people | Total cases | Deaths per 100,000 people | Total deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marin County, CA | 13,750 | 35,791 | 98 | 255 |
| 2 | San Francisco County, CA | 14,884 | 129,496 | 87 | 756 |
| 3 | Alameda County, CA | 15,824 | 260,093 | 102 | 1,683 |
| 4 | San Mateo County, CA | 16,151 | 123,709 | 78 | 595 |
| 5 | Contra Costa County, CA | 17,216 | 195,099 | 104 | 1,179 |
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