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 7,008 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 251 fatalities for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, 310 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 308 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 July 19, 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	308	2,545	17,824	147,512
2	Baltimore City, MD	297	1,826	20,654	126,963
3	Carroll County, MD	250	418	14,307	23,967
4	Harford County, MD	237	594	16,939	42,520
5	Queen Anne’s County, MD	231	114	15,664	7,731
6	Anne Arundel County, MD	197	1,121	17,957	101,939
7	Howard County, MD	124	390	16,725	52,738

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