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These Are the Counties in the Oklahoma City, OK Metro Area with the Most Deaths from COVID-19

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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 Oklahoma City metropolitan area, located in Oklahoma, a total of 4,398 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 321 fatalities for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, 307 deaths have been attributed to the virus per 100,000 people.

Though COVID-19 deaths per capita in the metro area are closely in line with comparable national rate, there are parts of the city where this is not the case.

The broader Oklahoma City metro area comprises seven counties or county equivalents — and of them, Grady County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Grady County stands at 451 for every 100,000 people.

Though it has the highest per capita death rate in the Oklahoma City metro area, Grady 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 June 22, 2022.

These are all the counties in Oklahoma 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 Grady County, OK 451 247 25,447 13,928
2 Lincoln County, OK 407 142 22,921 7,989
3 McClain County, OK 357 138 30,885 11,932
4 Logan County, OK 350 161 24,173 11,130
5 Oklahoma County,, OK 319 2,491 26,111 204,205
6 Cleveland County, OK 298 826 29,426 81,431
7 Canadian County, OK 287 393 29,733 40,648

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