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 Springfield metropolitan area, located in Missouri, a total of 951 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 207 fatalities for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, 202 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 Springfield metro area comprises five counties or county equivalents — and of them, Dallas County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Dallas County stands at 230 for every 100,000 people.
Though it has the highest per capita death rate in the Springfield metro area, Dallas 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 | Dallas County, MO | 230 | 38 | 13,074 | 2,157 |
| 2 | Greene County, MO | 221 | 636 | 14,364 | 41,431 |
| 3 | Webster County, MO | 218 | 83 | 14,198 | 5,407 |
| 4 | Christian County, MO | 173 | 146 | 14,626 | 12,326 |
| 5 | Polk County, MO | 152 | 48 | 15,582 | 4,916 |
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