This Is The County In The Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area With The Most Deaths From COVID-19

Cleveland OH

07 January, 2022

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. - Cleveland 2022-01-07 As the omicron variant spreads, new daily cases of COVID-19 have hit new highs in the United States and the virus continues to claim lives. So far, 821,408 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 Cleveland-Elyria metropolitan area, located in Ohio, a total of 4,713 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 229 fatalities for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, 251 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 Cleveland metro area comprises five counties or county equivalents — and of them, Lake County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Lake County stands at 242 for every 100,000 people. Though it has the highest per capita death rate in the Cleveland-Elyria metro area, Lake 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 Jan. 5, 2022. These are all the counties in Ohio 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.