The ongoing spread of the Delta variant is claiming lives and threatening a return to normalcy in the United States. So far, 605,780 Americans have died from the virus — more than the total number of Americans killed in World War I and World War II combined.
In the Abilene metropolitan area, located in Texas, a total of 513 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 302 fatalities for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, 185 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 Abilene metro area comprises three counties or county equivalents — and of them, Taylor County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Taylor County stands at 305 for every 100,000 people.
With the highest per capita death rate in the Abilene metro area, Taylor County ranks among the top 25% of all U.S. counties or county equivalents with at least one COVID-19 fatality by death rate per capita.
All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of July 28, 2021.
These are all the counties in Texas 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 | Taylor County, TX | 305 | 416 | 11,881 | 16,199 |
| 2 | Callahan County, TX | 298 | 41 | 8,853 | 1,219 |
| 3 | Jones County, TX | 282 | 56 | 12,976 | 2,581 |
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