Despite the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination efforts, the novel coronavirus continues to spread through the United States. To date, 34,092,714 Americans have been infected with the virus — and 604,940 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 Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area, which covers parts of Nebraska and Iowa, a total of 116,781 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 12,654 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — above the national rate of 10,421 cases per 100,000 people.
Though per capita cases of COVID-19 are higher in Omaha-Council Bluffs than they are nationwide, some parts of the metro area are safer than others.
The broader Omaha metro area comprises eight counties or county equivalents — and of them, Cass County in Nebraska has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 2,676 infections in Cass County, or 10,412 for every 100,000 people.
Not only does Cass County have the lowest per capita infection rate in the Omaha metro area, it also has a relatively low per capita fatality rate.
There have been a total of 62 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Cass County, below the 128 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Omaha-Council Bluffs metro area.
All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of July 23, 2021.
| Rank | Geography | COVID cases per 100,000 people | Total cases | Deaths per 100,000 people | Total deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cass County, NE | 10,412 | 2,676 | 62 | 16 |
| 2 | Washington County, NE | 10,871 | 2,198 | 124 | 25 |
| 3 | Mills County, IA | 10,951 | 1,638 | 160 | 24 |
| 4 | Saunders County, NE | 12,053 | 2,534 | 76 | 16 |
| 5 | Pottawattamie County, IA | 12,093 | 11,307 | 189 | 177 |
| 6 | Sarpy County, NE | 12,814 | 22,854 | 73 | 131 |
| 7 | Harrison County, IA | 12,861 | 1,819 | 516 | 73 |
| 8 | Douglas County, NE | 12,929 | 71,755 | 129 | 718 |
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