This Is The County In The Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metro Area With The Most Deaths From COVID-19

Orlando FL

10 August, 2021

10:43 AM

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Orlando 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 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metropolitan area, located in Florida, a total of 3,018 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 123 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, this is not the case in some parts of the city. The broader Orlando metro area comprises four counties or county equivalents — and of them, Lake County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Lake County stands at 198 for every 100,000 people. Though it has the highest per capita death rate in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area, Lake 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 August 6, 2021. These are all the counties in Florida 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.