This Is The County In The Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area With The Most Deaths From COVID-19

Denver CO

29 October, 2021

12:54 PM

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Denver 2021-10-29 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, 732,512 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 Denver-Aurora-Lakewood metropolitan area, located in Colorado, a total of 3,937 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 138 fatalities for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, 224 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 Denver metro area comprises 10 counties or county equivalents — and of them, Adams County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Adams County stands at 168 for every 100,000 people. Though it has the highest per capita death rate in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood metro area, Adams 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. 27, 2021. These are all the counties in Colorado 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.