Special Report

These Are the Counties in the Dothan, AL Metro Area with the Most Deaths from COVID-19

Samuel Stebbins

Published: October 15, 2021 2:30 am

Following a months long surge driven by the delta variant, new daily cases of COVID-19 are falling once again in the United States. Still, the virus continues to claim lives. So far, 710,757 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 Dothan metropolitan area, located in Alabama, a total of 584 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 395 fatalities for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, 217 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 Dothan metro area comprises three counties or county equivalents — and of them, Geneva County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Geneva County stands at 468 for every 100,000 people.

With the highest per capita death rate in the Dothan metro area, Geneva County ranks among the top 10% 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 Oct. 13, 2021.

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