These Are The Counties In The Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area With The Most Deaths From COVID-19

Raleigh NC

15 October, 2021

11:34 AM

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Raleigh 2021-10-15 Following a months long surge driven by the delta variant, new daily cases of COVID-19 are falling once again in the United States. Still, the virus continues to claim lives. So far, 710,757 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 Durham-Chapel Hill metropolitan area, located in North Carolina, a total of 542 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 97 fatalities for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, 217 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, in some parts of the city the per capita death rate is more in line with the national average. The broader Durham metro area comprises four counties or county equivalents — and of them, Person County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Person County stands at 221 for every 100,000 people. Though it has the highest per capita death rate in the Durham-Chapel Hill metro area, Person 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 Oct. 13, 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.