To date, 88,027,926 Americans are confirmed to have been infected with COVID-19 — and over 1 million 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 Duluth metropolitan area, which covers parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin, a total of 75,293 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 26,985 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — in line with the national rate of 26,906 cases per 100,000 people.

Though per capita cases of COVID-19 are closely in line with the national per capita infection rate in Duluth, some parts of the metro area are safer than others.

The broader Duluth metro area comprises three counties or county equivalents — and of them, St. Louis County in Minnesota has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 52,571 confirmed infections in St. Louis County, or 26,275 for every 100,000 people.

Though St. Louis County has the lowest per capita infection rate in the Duluth metro area, its per capita fatality rate is closely in line with the regional average.

There have been a total of 276 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in St. Louis County, compared to 263 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Duluth metro area.

All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of July 17, 2022.

These are all the counties in Minnesota 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	St. Louis County, MN	26,275	52,571	276	553
2	Carlton County, MN	27,904	9,917	287	102
3	Douglas County, WI	29,503	12,805	184	80

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