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These Are the Counties in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area With the Most COVID-19
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There have been 82,117,600 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States to date – and that number continues to grow.
In the Charleston-North Charleston metropolitan area, located in South Carolina, a total of 222,975 cases of COVID-19 have been reported. Adjusted for population, there have been 29,368 confirmed infections for every 100,000 people in the area — above the national rate of 25,100 cases per 100,000 people.
The higher than average per capita COVID-19 infection rate across Charleston-North Charleston is being driven by a high concentration of the virus in one area in particular.
The broader Charleston metro area comprises three counties or county equivalents, which can include independent cities — and of them, Dorchester County has the most COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 56,586 confirmed infections in Dorchester County, or 36,396 for every 100,000 people.
Not only does Dorchester County have the most COVID-19 infections per capita in the Charleston 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 319 coronavirus deaths for every 100,000 people in Dorchester County, compared to 250 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Charleston-North Charleston metro area.
All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of May 20, 2022.
Rank | Geography | COVID cases per 100,000 people | Total cases | Deaths per 100,000 people | Total deaths |
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1 | Dorchester County, SC | 36,396 | 56,586 | 319 | 496 |
2 | Charleston County, SC | 28,864 | 113,927 | 240 | 949 |
3 | Berkeley County, SC | 25,094 | 52,462 | 215 | 450 |
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