This Is The County In The Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metro Area With The Most Deaths From COVID-19

Wilkes-Barre PA

24 December, 2021

12:14 PM

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Wilkes-Barre 2021-12-24 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, 801,459 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 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metropolitan area, which covers parts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, a total of 2,356 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 282 fatalities for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, 245 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 Allentown metro area comprises four counties or county equivalents — and of them, Carbon County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Carbon County stands at 352 for every 100,000 people. Though it has the highest per capita death rate in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area, Carbon 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. 22, 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.