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

Charlotte NC

19 November, 2021

10:51 AM

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24/7 Wall St. Charlotte 2021-11-19 Despite the ongoing vaccination effort, new daily cases of COVID-19 are beginning to rise once again in parts of the United States. Still, the virus continues to claim lives. So far, 757,821 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 1,006 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 275 fatalities for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, 232 deaths have been attributed to the virus per 100,000 people. The higher than average per capita COVID-19 death rate across the metro area is being driven by one area in particular. 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 318 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 Nov. 17, 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.