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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metropolitan area, which covers all the District of Columbia, and parts of Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia, a total of 11,196 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 182 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 Washington metro area comprises 24 counties or county equivalents — and of them, Warren County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Warren County stands at 406 for every 100,000 people.

Though it has the highest per capita death rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area, Warren 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 Maryland 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	Warren County, VA	406	160	23,694	9,347
2	Clarke County, VA	320	46	20,487	2,943
3	Culpeper County, VA	305	154	24,089	12,153
4	Jefferson County, WV	244	137	27,841	15,641
5	Prince George’s County, MD	243	2,202	21,093	191,141
6	Spotsylvania County, VA	231	304	22,941	30,147
7	Charles County, MD	227	358	20,406	32,175
8	Fauquier County, VA	217	150	20,525	14,186
9	Frederick County, MD	215	535	20,346	50,555
10	Montgomery County, MD	202	2,100	19,582	203,679
11	District of Columbia District, DC	198	1,354	23,301	159,494
12	Fairfax City, VA	184	44	9,369	2,236
13	Manassas City, VA	174	72	24,230	10,045
14	Prince William County, VA	165	755	23,574	107,674
15	Calvert County, MD	165	150	13,751	12,525
16	Manassas Park City, VA	164	27	25,294	4,154
17	Fredericksburg City, VA	144	41	20,970	5,970
18	Arlington County, VA	141	326	23,774	55,110
19	Rappahannock County, VA	136	10	15,194	1,114
20	Fairfax County, VA	130	1,488	18,864	215,718
21	Alexandria City, VA	125	195	24,137	37,776
22	Stafford County, VA	124	179	24,131	34,751
23	Falls Church City, VA	121	17	19,599	2,757
24	Loudoun County, VA	102	392	21,244	81,818

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