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 Grand Island metropolitan area, located in Nebraska, a total of 205 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 242 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, some parts of the metro area have more deaths per capita than others.

The broader Grand Island metro area comprises four counties or county equivalents — and of them, Hamilton County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Hamilton County stands at 283 for every 100,000 people.

Though it has the highest per capita death rate in the Grand Island metro area, Hamilton 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 Nebraska 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	Hamilton County, NE	283	26	26,215	2,406
2	Howard County, NE	250	16	19,173	1,228
3	Hall County, NE	238	146	27,943	17,141
4	Merrick County, NE	218	17	22,760	1,776

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