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.

These are all the counties in New York 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	Orleans County, NY	289	119	22,982	9,463
2	Monroe County, NY	222	1,654	23,010	171,251
3	Wayne County, NY	204	185	21,192	19,254
4	Livingston County, NY	189	121	20,089	12,838
5	Ontario County, NY	173	189	20,727	22,690
6	Yates County, NY	160	40	15,486	3,873

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