There have been 85,673,400 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States to date – and that number continues to grow.
In the Owensboro metropolitan area, located in Kentucky, a total of 37,218 cases of COVID-19 have been reported. Adjusted for population, there have been 31,544 confirmed infections for every 100,000 people in the area — above the national rate of 26,186 cases per 100,000 people.
The higher than average per capita COVID-19 infection rate across Owensboro is being driven by a high concentration of the virus in one area in particular.
The broader Owensboro metro area comprises three counties or county equivalents, which can include independent cities — and of them, Daviess County has the most COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 31,949 confirmed infections in Daviess County, or 31,969 for every 100,000 people.
A relatively high infection rate does not necessarily mean COVID-19 related fatalities per capita are higher in Daviess County than they are across all of the Owensboro area, however. There have been a total of 392 coronavirus deaths for every 100,000 people in Daviess County, in line with 399 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Owensboro metro area.
All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of June 26, 2022.
| Rank | Geography | COVID cases per 100,000 people | Total cases | Deaths per 100,000 people | Total deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daviess County, KY | 31,969 | 31,949 | 392 | 392 |
| 2 | Hancock County, KY | 29,419 | 2,565 | 287 | 25 |
| 3 | McLean County, KY | 28,979 | 2,704 | 579 | 54 |
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