The ongoing spread of the delta variant is claiming lives and threatening a return to normalcy in the United States. So far, 659,336 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 Grand Island metropolitan area, located in Nebraska, a total of 159 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 188 fatalities for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, 202 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, in some parts of the city the per capita death rate is more in line with the national average.
The broader Grand Island metro area comprises four counties or county equivalents — and of them, Merrick County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Merrick County stands at 192 for every 100,000 people.
Though it has the highest per capita death rate in the Grand Island metro area, Merrick 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 Sept. 16, 2021.
| Rank | Geography | Deaths per 100,000 people | Total deaths | Confirmed cases per 100,000 people | Total confirmed cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merrick County, NE | 192 | 15 | 10,086 | 787 |
| 2 | Hall County, NE | 191 | 117 | 12,818 | 7,863 |
| 3 | Hamilton County, NE | 185 | 17 | 10,536 | 967 |
| 4 | Howard County, NE | 156 | 10 | 8,728 | 559 |
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