Special report
September 2, 2021 5:45 a.m.
Last updated: September 2, 2021 6:52 am
The US has reported more than 38.6 million confirmed COVID-19 cases as of August 30. More than 632,000 deaths from COVID-19-related causes have been reported – the highest death toll of any country.
The extent to which the novel coronavirus is spreading continues to vary significantly from state to state and from city to city. While the number of new cases every day is flattening or even decreasing in some parts of the country, it is increasing at a rapid pace in others.
Nationwide, the number of new cases is increasing. August there was in the week of 30.
Metropolitan areas with a high degree of mobility and large populations can be particularly prone to outbreaks. While science and medical professionals are still studying how exactly the virus spreads, experts agree that outbreaks are more likely to occur in group settings, where large numbers of people are routinely in close contact with one another. Cities with a high density of densely populated areas such as universities, prisons and nursing homes are particularly at risk.
The city with the highest seven-day average of new daily COVID-19 cases per capita is in Georgia. Greater Brunswick, Georgia had the week of the 30. Other cities where COVID-19 is growing fastest are Gulfport-Biloxi, MS; Houma-Thibodaux, LA; and Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL.
To determine the metropolitan area in each state where COVID-19 is growing fastest, Wall St. has compiled and reviewed data from state and local health officials around the clock. We ranked metropolitan areas based on the average number of new daily COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents in the seven days ending August 30. The data was aggregated from the county to the metropolitan level using US Census Bureau boundary definitions. The population data used to adjust the case and death numbers are from the US Census Bureau’s 2019 American Community Survey and are five-year estimates. Unemployment data are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and are seasonally adjusted.
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