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

Charlotte NC

12 September, 2021

11:50 AM

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24/7 Wall St. Charlotte 2021-09-12 The ongoing spread of the delta variant is claiming lives and threatening a return to normalcy in the United States. So far, 644,318 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 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton metropolitan area, located in North Carolina, a total of 702 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 192 fatalities for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, 197 deaths have been attributed to the virus per 100,000 people. Though COVID-19 deaths per capita in the metro area are closely in line with comparable national rate, there are parts of the city where this is not the case. The broader Hickory metro area comprises four counties or county equivalents — and of them, Alexander County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Alexander County stands at 259 for every 100,000 people. Though it has the highest per capita death rate in the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton metro area, Alexander 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 Sept. 8, 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.