This Is The County In The Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metro Area With The Most Deaths From COVID-19

Milwaukee WI

01 September, 2021

6:02 PM

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. - Milwaukee 2021-09-01 The ongoing spread of the delta variant is claiming lives and threatening a return to normalcy in the United States. So far, 629,782 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis metropolitan area, located in Wisconsin, a total of 2,453 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 156 fatalities for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, 192 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 Milwaukee metro area comprises four counties or county equivalents — and of them, Waukesha County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Waukesha County stands at 166 for every 100,000 people. Though it has the highest per capita death rate in the Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis metro area, Waukesha County ranks among the middle 50% of all U.S. counties or county equivalents by COVID-19 death rate per capita. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of August 30, 2021. These are all the counties in Wisconsin 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.