These Are The Counties In The San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area With The Most Deaths From COVID-19

San Antonio TX

23 July, 2021

11:14 PM

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. - San Antonio 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 San Antonio-New Braunfels metropolitan area, located in Texas, a total of 4,618 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 190 fatalities for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, 185 deaths have been attributed to the virus per 100,000 people. Though COVID-19 deaths per capita in the metro area are closely in line with comparable national rate, there are parts of the city where this is not the case. The broader San Antonio metro area comprises eight counties or county equivalents — and of them, Atascosa County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Atascosa County stands at 309 for every 100,000 people. With the highest per capita death rate in the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area, Atascosa County ranks among the top 25% 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 Texas 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.