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 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News metropolitan area, which covers parts of Virginia and North Carolina, a total of 376,162 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 21,844 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — below the national rate of 26,906 cases per 100,000 people.

The lower than average per capita COVID-19 infection rate across Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is being driven by one area in particular.

The broader Virginia Beach metro area comprises 16 counties or county equivalents — and of them, Williamsburg, an independent city in Virginia has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 1,957 confirmed infections in Williamsburg, or 13,234 for every 100,000 people.

Not only does Williamsburg City have the lowest per capita infection rate in the Virginia Beach metro area, it also has a relatively low per capita fatality rate.

There have been a total of 156 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Williamsburg, below the 223 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News metro area.

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

These are all the counties in Virginia 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	Williamsburg City, VA	13,234	1,957	156	23
2	York County, VA	16,768	11,333	166	112
3	Gates County, NC	17,703	2,047	173	20
4	Mathews County, VA	18,622	1,638	307	27
5	Norfolk City, VA	19,009	46,684	196	482
6	Currituck County, NC	21,085	5,439	143	37
7	Poquoson City, VA	21,331	2,568	249	30
8	Gloucester County, VA	21,442	7,968	285	106
9	Isle of Wight County, VA	21,841	7,944	327	119
10	Virginia Beach City, VA	22,146	99,686	188	847
11	Newport News City, VA	22,754	40,990	228	411
12	Chesapeake City, VA	23,241	55,272	216	514
13	Suffolk City, VA	23,313	20,786	348	310
14	Hampton City, VA	23,334	31,637	248	336
15	James City County, VA	23,531	17,449	173	128
16	Portsmouth City, VA	23,884	22,764	356	339

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