Special Report

This Is the County in the Rochester, NY Metro Area with the Most Deaths from COVID-19

Samuel Stebbins

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 Rochester metropolitan area, located in New York, a total of 2,308 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 215 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 Rochester metro area comprises six counties or county equivalents — and of them, Orleans County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Orleans County stands at 289 for every 100,000 people.

Though it has the highest per capita death rate in the Rochester metro area, Orleans 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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