Though vaccine distribution is well underway across the United States, the novel coronavirus continues to spread through the population. To date, there have been 33,741,500 reported cases of the virus nationwide — and that number is growing every day.
In the Cedar Rapids metropolitan area, located in Iowa, a total of 27,024 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 10,072 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — in line with the national rate of 10,313 cases per 100,000 people.
Even though COVID-19 infections per capita are in line with the national average across Cedar Rapids , there are parts of the metro area where this is not the case.
The broader Cedar Rapids metro area comprises three counties or county equivalents, which can include independent cities — and of them, Jones County has the most COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 3,010 infections in Jones County, or 14,634 for every 100,000 people.
Not only does Jones County have the most COVID-19 infections per capita in the Cedar Rapids 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 277 coronavirus deaths for every 100,000 people in Jones County, compared to 169 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Cedar Rapids metro area.
All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of July 20, 2021.
These are all the counties in Iowa where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).
| Rank | Geography | COVID cases per 100,000 people | Total cases | Deaths per 100,000 people | Total deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jones County, IA | 14,634 | 3,010 | 277 | 57 |
| 2 | Benton County, IA | 10,232 | 2,622 | 215 | 55 |
| 3 | Linn County, IA | 9,631 | 21,392 | 154 | 342 |
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