There have been 80,854,800 confrimed cases of COVID-19 in the United States to date – and that number continues to grow.
In the Bismarck metropolitan area, located in North Dakota, a total of 47,885 cases of COVID-19 have been reported. Adjusted for population, there have been 36,685 confirmed infections for every 100,000 people in the area — above the national rate of 24,714 cases per 100,000 people.
The higher than average per capita COVID-19 infection rate across Bismarck is being driven by a high concentration of the virus in one area in particular.
The broader Bismarck metro area comprises four counties or county equivalents, which can include independent cities — and of them, Burleigh County has the most COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 34,974 confirmed infections in Burleigh County, or 37,311 for every 100,000 people.
A relatively high infection rate does not necessarily mean COVID-19 related fatalities per capita are higher in Burleigh County than they are across all of the Bismarck area, however. There have been a total of 323 coronavirus deaths for every 100,000 people in Burleigh County, compared to 359 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Bismarck metro area.
All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of May 6, 2022.
| Rank | Geography | COVID cases per 100,000 people | Total cases | Deaths per 100,000 people | Total deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burleigh County, ND | 37,311 | 34,974 | 323 | 303 |
| 2 | Morton County, ND | 36,799 | 11,240 | 465 | 142 |
| 3 | Sioux County, ND | 30,410 | 1,342 | 431 | 19 |
| 4 | Oliver County, ND | 17,910 | 329 | 272 | 5 |
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