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 Tuscaloosa metropolitan area, located in Alabama, a total of 1,005 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 416 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 Tuscaloosa metro area comprises three counties or county equivalents — and of them, Hale County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Hale County stands at 712 for every 100,000 people.

With the highest per capita death rate in the Tuscaloosa metro area, Hale 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 Alabama 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	Hale County, AL	712	106	34,010	5,063
2	Pickens County, AL	517	105	26,983	5,477
3	Tuscaloosa County, AL	385	794	29,159	60,129

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