These Are The Counties In The Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area With The Most Deaths From COVID-19

Atlanta GA

23 July, 2021

5:37 PM

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Atlanta 2021-07-23 The ongoing vaccination effort is allowing life in the United States to return to some degree of normalcy. So far, the virus has claimed 603,880 American lives — more than the total number of Americans killed in World War I and World War II combined. In the Athens-Clarke County metropolitan area, located in Georgia, a total of 308 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 150 fatalities for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, 185 deaths have been attributed to the virus per 100,000 people. Though deaths attributable to the virus are less common across the metro area than they are nationwide, this is not the case in some parts of the city. The broader Athens metro area comprises four counties or county equivalents — and of them, Oglethorpe County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Oglethorpe County stands at 210 for every 100,000 people. Though it has the highest per capita death rate in the Athens-Clarke County metro area, Oglethorpe County ranks among the middle 50% of all U.S. counties or county equivalents with at least one COVID-19 fatality by death rate per capita. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of July 20, 2021. These are all the counties in Georgia where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it's still getting worse). Can't see the article's infographic? Click here to view the original story.This story was originally published by 24/7 Wall St., a news organization that produces real-time business commentary and data-driven reporting for state and local markets across the country.