Special Report

This Is the County in the Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area with the Most Deaths from COVID-19

Samuel Stebbins

Published: July 22, 2022 4:45 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 Lexington-Fayette metropolitan area, located in Kentucky, a total of 1,077 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 213 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 Lexington metro area comprises six counties or county equivalents — and of them, Bourbon County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Bourbon County stands at 303 for every 100,000 people.

Though it has the highest per capita death rate in the Lexington-Fayette metro area, Bourbon 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.

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