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 Columbia metropolitan area, located in South Carolina, a total of 2,345 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 287 fatalities for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, 306 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, this is not the case in some parts of the city.
The broader Columbia metro area comprises six counties or county equivalents — and of them, Fairfield County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Fairfield County stands at 480 for every 100,000 people.
With the highest per capita death rate in the Columbia metro area, Fairfield 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 June 15, 2022.
| Rank | Geography | Deaths per 100,000 people | Total deaths | Confirmed cases per 100,000 people | Total confirmed cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fairfield County, SC | 480 | 109 | 27,056 | 6,145 |
| 2 | Calhoun County, SC | 415 | 61 | 19,398 | 2,854 |
| 3 | Kershaw County, SC | 406 | 261 | 34,348 | 22,107 |
| 4 | Saluda County, SC | 384 | 78 | 19,715 | 4,002 |
| 5 | Lexington County, SC | 308 | 883 | 34,551 | 98,925 |
| 6 | Richland County, SC | 233 | 953 | 31,230 | 127,499 |
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