This Is the County in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area with the Most Deaths from COVID-19

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This Is the County in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area with the Most Deaths from COVID-19

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More than 1 million Americans have died from COVID-19 – more than the total number of Americans killed in World War I and World War II combined.

In the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metropolitan area, located in Maryland, a total of 6,943 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 249 fatalities for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, 307 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 Baltimore metro area comprises seven counties or county equivalents — and of them, Baltimore County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Baltimore County stands at 305 for every 100,000 people.

Though it has the highest per capita death rate in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro area, Baltimore 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 June 28, 2022.

These are all the counties in Maryland where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

Rank Geography Deaths per 100,000 people Total deaths Confirmed cases per 100,000 people Total confirmed cases
1 Baltimore County, MD 305 2,526 17,444 144,367
2 Baltimore City, MD 295 1,812 20,205 124,198
3 Carroll County, MD 248 415 14,008 23,466
4 Harford County, MD 235 590 16,544 41,529
5 Queen Anne’s County, MD 227 112 15,372 7,587
6 Anne Arundel County, MD 194 1,102 17,446 99,041
7 Howard County, MD 122 386 16,058 50,636
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