This Is The County In The Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area With The Most Deaths From COVID-19

Boston MA

22 August, 2021

11:39 AM

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Boston 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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton metropolitan area, which covers parts of Massachusetts and New Hampshire, a total of 11,739 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 244 fatalities for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, 189 deaths have been attributed to the virus per 100,000 people. The higher than average per capita COVID-19 death rate across the metro area is being driven by one area in particular. The broader Boston metro area comprises seven counties or county equivalents — and of them, Essex County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Essex County stands at 310 for every 100,000 people. With the highest per capita death rate in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area, Essex 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 August 19, 2021. These are all the counties in Massachusetts 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.