Despite the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination efforts, the novel coronavirus continues to spread through the United States. To date, 24,034,512 Americans have been infected with the virus — and 394,081 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 Louisville/Jefferson County metropolitan area, which covers parts of Kentucky and Indiana, a total of 101,950 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 7,932 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — above the national rate of 7,346 cases per 100,000 people.
Though per capita cases of COVID-19 are higher in Louisville/Jefferson County than they are nationwide, there are still parts of the metro area where the per capita infection rate is relatively low.
The broader Louisville/Jefferson County metro area comprises 12 counties or county equivalents — and of them, Trimble County has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 485 infections in Trimble County, or 5,615 for every 100,000 people.
Not only does Trimble County have the lowest per capita infection rate in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area, it also has a relatively low per capita fatality rate.
There have been a total of 35 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Trimble County, below 84 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Louisville/Jefferson County metro area.
All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Jan. 20, 2021.
| Geography: | COVID cases per 100,000 people: | Total cases: | Deaths per 100,000 people: | Total deaths: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trimble County | 5,615 | 485 | 35 | 3 |
| Henry County | 6,254 | 989 | 32 | 5 |
| Bullitt County | 6,390 | 5,078 | 42 | 33 |
| Spencer County | 6,577 | 1,200 | 27 | 5 |
| Shelby County | 7,735 | 3,619 | 66 | 31 |
| Jefferson County | 7,993 | 61,318 | 79 | 605 |
| Floyd County | 8,163 | 6,270 | 141 | 108 |
| Harrison County | 8,443 | 3,353 | 108 | 43 |
| Washington County | 8,736 | 1,050 | 133 | 16 |
| Clark County | 9,013 | 10,428 | 118 | 136 |
| Oldham County | 9,124 | 5,965 | 83 | 54 |
| Scott County | 9,245 | 2,195 | 160 | 38 |
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