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 Chattanooga metropolitan area, which covers parts of Tennessee and Georgia, a total of 1,848 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 335 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 Chattanooga metro area comprises six counties or county equivalents — and of them, Sequatchie County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Sequatchie County stands at 475 for every 100,000 people.

Though it has the highest per capita death rate in the Chattanooga metro area, Sequatchie 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 Tennessee 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	Sequatchie County, TN	475	70	29,959	4,413
2	Marion County, TN	465	132	32,586	9,260
3	Walker County, GA	369	254	25,926	17,843
4	Hamilton County, TN	330	1,179	29,664	106,062
5	Catoosa County, GA	271	180	23,169	15,361
6	Dade County, GA	203	33	21,933	3,559

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