Within the Jackson metro area, Yazoo County has the highest incidence of COVID-19 cases. The incidence of coronavirus cases depends on a variety of factors and can vary even between neighboring counties. has so far reported 26,104.6 cases per 100,000 Americans nationwide. As of June 12, there were 23,994.4 confirmed cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 Jackson residents, 8.1% lower than the national rate. The Jackson, MS metro area consists of Hinds County, Rankin County, Madison County, and four other counties. In the 50 largest metro areas, the incidence of COVID-19 grew at an average rate of 39.8 new cases a day per 100,000 residents in the past week - 22.9% greater than the case growth in all counties outside of metro areas. Metropolitan areas with a high degree of connectivity between different neighborhoods and a large population may be particularly at-risk. Experts agree that the virus is more likely to spread in group settings where large numbers of people routinely have close contact with one another, such as colleges, nursing homes, bars, and restaurants.
While new data shows that the risk of contracting COVID-19 is high in almost every part of the country, cities continue to be the sites of major outbreaks and superspreader events. In the past week, there were an average of 34.0 daily new coronavirus cases per 100,000 Americans - essentially unchanged from the week prior, when there were an average of 29.3 daily new coronavirus cases per 100,000 people. New cases continue to rise at a steady rate. There have been more than 1,000,000 COVID-19-related deaths - the highest death toll of any country. reported over 741,000 new cases of coronavirus over the seven days ending June 12, bringing the total count to more than 84.2 million confirmed cases of COVID-19.