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 Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area, which covers parts of Nebraska and Iowa, a total of 1,880 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 204 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 Omaha metro area comprises eight counties or county equivalents — and of them, Harrison County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Harrison County stands at 672 for every 100,000 people.

With the highest per capita death rate in the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro area, Harrison County ranks among the top 10% 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 Iowa 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	Harrison County, IA	672	95	24,903	3,522
2	Pottawattamie County, IA	343	321	27,009	25,254
3	Mills County, IA	294	44	23,641	3,536
4	Washington County, NE	223	45	23,760	4,804
5	Douglas County, NE	189	1,047	28,630	158,895
6	Cass County, NE	156	40	25,103	6,452
7	Sarpy County, NE	145	258	29,477	52,572
8	Saunders County, NE	143	30	24,515	5,154

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