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 Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area, which covers parts of Nebraska and Iowa, a total of 247,036 cases of COVID-19 have been reported. Adjusted for population, there have been 26,768 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 Omaha-Council Bluffs is being driven by a high concentration of the virus in one area in particular.
The broader Omaha metro area comprises eight counties or county equivalents, which can include independent cities — and of them, Sarpy County has the most COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 49,712 confirmed infections in Sarpy County, or 27,873 for every 100,000 people.
A relatively high infection rate does not necessarily mean COVID-19 related fatalities per capita are higher in Sarpy County than they are across all of the Omaha area, however. There have been a total of 144 coronavirus deaths for every 100,000 people in Sarpy County, compared to 201 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 May 13, 2022.
| Rank | Geography | COVID cases per 100,000 people | Total cases | Deaths per 100,000 people | Total deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarpy County, NE | 27,873 | 49,712 | 144 | 256 |
| 2 | Douglas County, NE | 27,100 | 150,405 | 186 | 1,032 |
| 3 | Pottawattamie County, IA | 26,076 | 24,382 | 341 | 319 |
| 4 | Harrison County, IA | 24,302 | 3,437 | 672 | 95 |
| 5 | Cass County, NE | 23,874 | 6,136 | 152 | 39 |
| 6 | Saunders County, NE | 23,863 | 5,017 | 143 | 30 |
| 7 | Washington County, NE | 22,662 | 4,582 | 223 | 45 |
| 8 | Mills County, IA | 22,498 | 3,365 | 274 | 41 |
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