Despite the ongoing vaccination effort, new daily cases of COVID-19 are beginning to rise once again in parts of the United States. To date, there have been 47,702,000 reported cases of the virus nationwide — and that number is growing every day.
In the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, located in Pennsylvania, a total of 308,325 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 13,177 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — below the national rate of 14,580 cases per 100,000 people.
Even though Pittsburgh has fewer COVID-19 infections per capita than the national average, there are parts of the metro area that appear to be at higher risk than others.
The broader Pittsburgh metro area comprises seven counties or county equivalents, which can include independent cities — and of them, Armstrong County has the most COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 10,101 infections in Armstrong County, or 15,228 for every 100,000 people.
Not only does Armstrong County have the most COVID-19 infections per capita in the Pittsburgh area, it also has more deaths attributable to the virus per capita than the metro area as a whole. There have been a total of 338 coronavirus deaths for every 100,000 people in Armstrong County, compared to 238 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Pittsburgh metro area.
All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Nov. 26, 2021.
| Rank | Geography | COVID cases per 100,000 people | Total cases | Deaths per 100,000 people | Total deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armstrong County, PA | 15,228 | 10,101 | 338 | 224 |
| 2 | Fayette County, PA | 15,127 | 20,011 | 341 | 451 |
| 3 | Butler County, PA | 15,042 | 28,064 | 291 | 543 |
| 4 | Beaver County, PA | 15,020 | 25,068 | 307 | 513 |
| 5 | Westmoreland County, PA | 14,150 | 50,198 | 271 | 962 |
| 6 | Washington County, PA | 13,964 | 28,981 | 202 | 420 |
| 7 | Allegheny County, PA | 11,905 | 145,902 | 201 | 2,462 |
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