This Is The County In The Raleigh, NC Metro Area With The Most Deaths From COVID-19

Raleigh NC

22 August, 2021

11:47 AM

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Raleigh 2021-08-22 The ongoing spread of the delta variant is claiming lives and threatening a return to normalcy in the United States. So far, 618,468 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 Raleigh metropolitan area, located in North Carolina, a total of 1,062 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 82 fatalities for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, 189 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 Raleigh metro area comprises three counties or county equivalents — and of them, Johnston County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Johnston County stands at 130 for every 100,000 people. Though it has the highest per capita death rate in the Raleigh metro area, Johnston 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 19, 2021. These are all the counties in North Carolina 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.