This Is The County In The Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area With The Most Deaths From COVID-19

Seattle WA

29 January, 2022

11:32 AM

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. - Seattle 2022-01-28 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, 862,863 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metropolitan area, located in Washington, a total of 4,262 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 112 fatalities for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, 264 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 Seattle metro area comprises three counties or county equivalents — and of them, Pierce County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Pierce County stands at 128 for every 100,000 people. Though it has the highest per capita death rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area, Pierce County ranks among the bottom 10% 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. 26, 2022. These are all the counties in Washington 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.