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 Valdosta metropolitan area, located in Georgia, a total of 525 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 363 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 Valdosta metro area comprises four counties or county equivalents — and of them, Brooks County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Brooks County stands at 557 for every 100,000 people.

With the highest per capita death rate in the Valdosta metro area, Brooks County ranks among the top 25% 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 Georgia 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	Brooks County, GA	557	87	22,801	3,562
2	Lowndes County, GA	349	400	28,607	32,779
3	Echols County, GA	300	12	24,136	964
4	Lanier County, GA	251	26	22,960	2,380

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