Special Report
This Is the County in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 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 Augusta-Richmond County metropolitan area, which covers parts of Georgia and South Carolina, a total of 2,061 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 347 fatalities for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, 310 deaths have been attributed to the virus per 100,000 people.
The higher than average per capita COVID-19 death rate across the metro area is being driven by one area in particular.
The broader Augusta metro area comprises seven counties or county equivalents — and of them, Burke County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Burke County stands at 501 for every 100,000 people.
With the highest per capita death rate in the Augusta-Richmond County metro area, Burke 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 July 19, 2022.
| Rank | Geography | Deaths per 100,000 people | Total deaths | Confirmed cases per 100,000 people | Total confirmed cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burke County, GA | 501 | 113 | 24,399 | 5,502 |
| 2 | McDuffie County, GA | 479 | 103 | 24,849 | 5,342 |
| 3 | Richmond County, GA | 449 | 905 | 26,495 | 53,378 |
| 4 | Lincoln County, GA | 449 | 35 | 21,092 | 1,645 |
| 5 | Columbia County, GA | 267 | 394 | 25,951 | 38,225 |
| 6 | Edgefield County, SC | 265 | 71 | 26,747 | 7,160 |
| 7 | Aiken County, SC | 264 | 440 | 26,535 | 44,294 |
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