Despite the ongoing vaccination effort, new daily cases of COVID-19 are beginning to rise once again in parts of the United States and the virus continues to claim lives. So far, 774,868 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 Jefferson City metropolitan area, located in Missouri, a total of 314 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 208 fatalities for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, 237 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 Jefferson City metro area comprises four counties or county equivalents — and of them, Moniteau County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Moniteau County stands at 251 for every 100,000 people.
Though it has the highest per capita death rate in the Jefferson City metro area, Moniteau 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. 1, 2021.
| Rank | Geography | Deaths per 100,000 people | Total deaths | Confirmed cases per 100,000 people | Total confirmed cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moniteau County, MO | 251 | 40 | 17,396 | 2,776 |
| 2 | Cole County, MO | 229 | 176 | 17,937 | 13,765 |
| 3 | Osage County, MO | 169 | 23 | 16,932 | 2,306 |
| 4 | Callaway County, MO | 167 | 75 | 17,924 | 8,037 |
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