Special Report

This is the County in the Toledo, OH Metro Area With the Least COVID-19

Samuel Stebbins

Published: June 18, 2021 3:15 am

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 Toledo metropolitan area, located in Ohio, a total of 60,908 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 10,074 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — in line with the national rate of 10,133 cases per 100,000 people.

Though per capita cases of COVID-19 are closely in line with the national per capita infection rate in Toledo, some parts of the metro area are safer than others.

The broader Toledo metro area comprises three counties or county equivalents — and of them, Lucas County in Ohio has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 43,309 infections in Lucas County, or 10,016 for every 100,000 people.

Though Lucas County has the lowest per capita infection rate in the Toledo metro area, its per capita fatality rate is disproportionately high.

There have been a total of 189 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Lucas County, above the 179 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Toledo metro area.

All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of June 16, 2021.

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