There have been 81,417,100 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States to date – and that number continues to grow.
In the Shreveport-Bossier City metropolitan area, located in Louisiana, a total of 116,601 cases of COVID-19 have been reported. Adjusted for population, there have been 26,420 confirmed infections for every 100,000 people in the area — above the national rate of 24,885 cases per 100,000 people.
The higher than average per capita COVID-19 infection rate across Shreveport-Bossier City is being driven by a high concentration of the virus in one area in particular.
The broader Shreveport metro area comprises four counties or county equivalents, which can include independent cities — and of them, Bossier Parish has the most COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 35,498 confirmed infections in Bossier Parish, or 28,144 for every 100,000 people.
A relatively high infection rate does not necessarily mean COVID-19 related fatalities per capita are higher in Bossier Parish than they are across all of the Shreveport area, however. There have been a total of 391 coronavirus deaths for every 100,000 people in Bossier Parish, compared to 446 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Shreveport-Bossier City metro area.
All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of May 13, 2022.
| Rank | Geography | COVID cases per 100,000 people | Total cases | Deaths per 100,000 people | Total deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bossier Parish, LA | 28,144 | 35,498 | 391 | 493 |
| 2 | Webster Parish, LA | 26,517 | 10,509 | 469 | 186 |
| 3 | De Soto Parish, LA | 25,628 | 6,975 | 496 | 135 |
| 4 | Caddo Parish, LA | 25,616 | 63,619 | 465 | 1,155 |
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