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Cities in Michigan account for nine of the 10 worst Covid-19 outbreaks in metropolitan areas, according to the latest COVID-19 Community Profile Report published by the US Department of Health and Human Services and the White House Covid-19 Team.
Over the past seven days, the Detroit metro area has reported 581 Covid-19 cases per 100,000 residents – more than 25,000 total cases – the report shows, with some metro areas in Michigan reporting even higher per capita rates. That’s about four times higher than the national rate of 142 new cases per 100,000 people in the past seven days, according to the federal data.
Along with Detroit, eight other cities in Michigan are among the those with the 10 highest case rates per capita over the past week.
The 10 worst Covid-19 outbreaks based on new cases per capita over the past week are:
- Jackson, Michigan
- Bay City, Michigan
- Flint, Michigan
- Detroit, Michigan
- Monroe, Michigan
- Midland, Michigan
- Peoria, Illinois
- Lansing, Michigan
- Saginaw, Michigan
- Grand Rapids, Michigan
The daily COVID-19 Community Profile Report includes key statistics for the states, counties and core-based statistical areas, which are metropolitan or micropolitan areas defined by the US Census Bureau.
Michigan cities account for nine out of 10 highest per capita rates of new Covid-19 cases specifically in metropolitan areas. However, some smaller micropolitan areas in northwest Texas – each with a population of less than 25,000 people – have higher per capita rates of new Covid-19 cases, including Borger, Levelland and Pampa, Texas.
The latest publicly available report was published Wednesday.
