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 Columbia metropolitan area, located in South Carolina, a total of 2,359 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 289 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, this is not the case in some parts of the city.

The broader Columbia metro area comprises six counties or county equivalents — and of them, Fairfield County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Fairfield County stands at 484 for every 100,000 people.

With the highest per capita death rate in the Columbia metro area, Fairfield 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.

These are all the counties in South Carolina 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	Fairfield County, SC	484	110	28,038	6,368
2	Calhoun County, SC	415	61	20,159	2,966
3	Kershaw County, SC	409	263	36,132	23,255
4	Saluda County, SC	384	78	20,080	4,076
5	Lexington County, SC	310	888	35,999	103,071
6	Richland County, SC	235	959	32,880	134,238

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