This Is The County In The Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area With The Most Deaths From COVID-19

Portland OR

10 August, 2021

11:10 AM

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Portland 2021-08-10 The ongoing spread of the delta variant is claiming lives and threatening a return to normalcy in the United States. So far, 610,180 Americans have died from the virus — more than the total number of Americans killed in World War I and World War II combined. In the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metropolitan area, which covers parts of Oregon and Washington, a total of 1,538 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 64 fatalities for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, 187 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, some parts of the metro area have more deaths per capita than others. The broader Portland metro area comprises seven counties or county equivalents — and of them, Yamhill County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Yamhill County stands at 79 for every 100,000 people. Though it has the highest per capita death rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metro area, Yamhill County ranks among the bottom 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 August 6, 2021. These are all the counties in Oregon 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.