Despite the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination efforts, the novel coronavirus continues to spread through the United States. To date, 33,151,678 Americans have been infected with the virus — and 594,888 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 Shreveport-Bossier City metropolitan area, located in Louisiana, a total of 48,382 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 10,963 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — above the national rate of 10,133 cases per 100,000 people.
Though per capita cases of COVID-19 are higher in Shreveport-Bossier City than they are nationwide, some parts of the metro area are safer than others.
The broader Shreveport metro area comprises four counties or county equivalents — and of them, De Soto Parish in Louisiana has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 2,874 infections in De Soto Parish, or 10,560 for every 100,000 people.
Though De Soto Parish has the lowest per capita infection rate in the Shreveport metro area, its per capita fatality rate is closely in line with the regional average.
There have been a total of 287 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in De Soto Parish, compared to 285 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Shreveport-Bossier City metro area.
All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of June 16, 2021.
| Rank | Geography | COVID cases per 100,000 people | Total cases | Deaths per 100,000 people | Total deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | De Soto Parish, LA | 10,560 | 2,874 | 287 | 78 |
| 2 | Webster Parish, LA | 10,648 | 4,220 | 285 | 113 |
| 3 | Caddo Parish, LA | 10,860 | 26,972 | 306 | 759 |
| 4 | Bossier Parish, LA | 11,350 | 14,316 | 244 | 308 |
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