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 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island metropolitan area, which covers parts of Iowa and Illinois, a total of 92,844 cases of COVID-19 have been reported. Adjusted for population, there have been 24,259 confirmed infections for every 100,000 people in the area — in line with the national rate of 25,100 cases per 100,000 people.
Though there is little variance in the per capita COVID-19 infection rate across Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, there are parts of the metro area where the virus is slightly more common.
The broader Davenport metro area comprises four counties or county equivalents, which can include independent cities — and of them, Mercer County has the most COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 4,124 confirmed infections in Mercer County, or 26,279 for every 100,000 people.
Not only does Mercer County have the most COVID-19 infections per capita in the Davenport 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 299 coronavirus deaths for every 100,000 people in Mercer County, compared to 273 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Davenport-Moline-Rock Island 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercer County, IL | 26,279 | 4,124 | 299 | 47 |
| 2 | Henry County, IL | 26,209 | 12,964 | 245 | 121 |
| 3 | Scott County, IA | 24,216 | 41,722 | 229 | 395 |
| 4 | Rock Island County, IL | 23,427 | 34,034 | 332 | 482 |
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