Stacker.com recently compiled a list of the counties with highest cumulative COVID-19 death rates in Tennessee using data from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Counties are ranked by the highest death rate per 100,000 residents as of Feb. 1, 2021.
#50. Coffee County
#48. Lincoln County
#39. Bedford County
#16. Grundy County
#10. Moore County
Other area counties, Warren, Franklin and Cannon were not ranked in the top 50.
Van Buren County ranked #1 in Tennessee and #33 in the nation.
The United States as of Feb. 2 reached 893,257 COVID-19-related deaths and nearly 75.5 million COVID-19 cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. Currently, 63.9% of the population is fully vaccinated, and 41.8% have received booster doses.
