diff --git a/COVID Portfolio Project - Data Exploration.sql b/COVID Portfolio Project - Data Exploration.sql
index 437a7b8..cc3ecbd 100644
--- a/COVID Portfolio Project - Data Exploration.sql	
+++ b/COVID Portfolio Project - Data Exploration.sql	
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ order by TotalDeathCount desc
 
 -- Showing contintents with the highest death count per population
 
-Select continent, MAX(cast(Total_deaths as int)) as TotalDeathCount
+Select continent, SUM(cast(new_deaths as int)) as TotalDeathCount
 From PortfolioProject..CovidDeaths
 --Where location like '%states%'
 Where continent is not null