These Are The Counties In The Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area With The Most Deaths From COVID-19

Miami FL

10 December, 2021

4:23 PM

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. - Miami 2021-12-10 Despite the ongoing vaccination effort, new daily cases of COVID-19 are on the rise in parts of the United States and the virus continues to claim lives. So far, 783,433 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 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metropolitan area, located in Florida, a total of 18,417 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 303 fatalities for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, 239 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 Miami metro area comprises three counties or county equivalents — and of them, Miami-Dade County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Miami-Dade County stands at 338 for every 100,000 people. Though it has the highest per capita death rate in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area, Miami-Dade 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 Dec. 8, 2021. These are all the counties in Florida 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.