This Is The County In The Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area With The Most Deaths From COVID-19

Pittsburgh PA

12 September, 2021

11:49 AM

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St Pittsburgh 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 Pittsburgh metropolitan area, located in Pennsylvania, a total of 4,536 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 194 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 Pittsburgh metro area comprises seven counties or county equivalents — and of them, Fayette County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Fayette County stands at 254 for every 100,000 people. Though it has the highest per capita death rate in the Pittsburgh metro area, Fayette 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 Pennsylvania 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.