To date, 84,392,347 Americans are confirmed to have been infected with COVID-19 — and over 1 million 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 Champaign-Urbana metropolitan area, located in Illinois, a total of 79,194 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 33,098 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — above the national rate of 25,795 cases per 100,000 people.
Though per capita cases of COVID-19 are higher in Champaign-Urbana than they are nationwide, some parts of the metro area are safer than others.
The broader Champaign metro area comprises three counties or county equivalents — and of them, Piatt County in Illinois has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 4,727 confirmed infections in Piatt County, or 28,776 for every 100,000 people.
Not only does Piatt County have the lowest per capita infection rate in the Champaign metro area, it also has a relatively low per capita fatality rate.
There have been a total of 140 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Piatt County, below the 159 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Champaign-Urbana metro area.
All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of June 13, 2022.
| Rank | Geography | COVID cases per 100,000 people | Total cases | Deaths per 100,000 people | Total deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piatt County, IL | 28,776 | 4,727 | 140 | 23 |
| 2 | Champaign County, IL | 33,347 | 69,845 | 138 | 289 |
| 3 | Ford County, IL | 34,498 | 4,622 | 508 | 68 |
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