In a recent study done by the Sacramento Bee, Sacramento ranked No. one in lowest coronavirus infection rates among the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the country.

According to Brenda Bongiorno, communication and media officer for the department of health services, the article used data from multiple counties and merged them to form a metro area.

“The Sacramento Bee article used Sacramento, Yolo, Placer and El Dorado data combined for the metro area,” Bongiorno said. 

The Sacramento Bee article, by Tony Bizjak and Phillip Reese, states that it reviewed metros with more than one million residents. 

The article also states that the Sacramento region’s death rate is also low, with a rate of 2.9 deaths per 100,000 people. 

Bongiorno says that Sacramento County is happy about the job that has been done so far.

“Sacramento County is proud of its residents and to be part of a four-county metropolitan region that has been working toward flattening the curve,” Bongiorno said. “We know that our success so far is a result of the collaboration of many jurisdictions, agencies and departments working together to protect our community, as well as the adherence to local and state public health orders by our residents.” 

Bongiorno also says that COVID-19 is still a threat, and people should remain engaged with the news from local authorities. 

“COVID-19 remains a threat and we encourage everyone to continue to be observant to the local and state health orders in order to protect our communities,” Bongiorno said.