These Are The Counties In The Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area With The Most Deaths From COVID-19

Philadelphia PA

25 February, 2022

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Philadelphia 2022-02-25 Though cases of the omicron variant appear to have peaked in the United States, the virus continues to claim lives. So far, more than 900,000 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metropolitan area, which covers parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland, a total of 17,575 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 290 fatalities for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, 284 deaths have been attributed to the virus per 100,000 people. Though COVID-19 deaths per capita in the metro area are closely in line with comparable national rate, there are parts of the city where this is not the case. The broader Philadelphia metro area comprises 11 counties or county equivalents — and of them, Salem County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Salem County stands at 475 for every 100,000 people. With the highest per capita death rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area, Salem County ranks among the top 25% 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 Feb. 23, 2022. These are all the counties in New Jersey 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.