This Is the County in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area with the Most Deaths from COVID-19

Special Report

Published: July 22, 2022 5:00 am

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 Huntington-Ashland metropolitan area, which covers parts of West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio, a total of 1,382 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 386 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 Huntington metro area comprises seven counties or county equivalents — and of them, Lawrence County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Lawrence County stands at 429 for every 100,000 people.

Though it has the highest per capita death rate in the Huntington-Ashland metro area, Lawrence 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 West Virginia 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	Lawrence County, OH	429	260	31,687	19,209
2	Greenup County, KY	422	151	36,536	13,067
3	Cabell County, WV	407	388	31,116	29,659
4	Lincoln County, WV	399	84	28,129	5,929
5	Boyd County, KY	378	182	36,936	17,763
6	Putnam County, WV	330	187	31,787	18,008
7	Wayne County, WV	319	130	25,582	10,414

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