This Is the County in the Grand Island, NE Metro Area with the Most Deaths from COVID-19

Despite the ongoing vaccination effort, new daily cases of COVID-19 are on the rise in parts of the United States and the virus continues to claim lives. So far, 801,459 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 Grand Island metropolitan area, located in Nebraska, a total of 161 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 190 fatalities for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, 245 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 Grand Island metro area comprises four counties or county equivalents — and of them, Howard County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Howard County stands at 234 for every 100,000 people.

Though it has the highest per capita death rate in the Grand Island metro area, Howard 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 Dec. 22, 2021.

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