This Is The County In The Columbus, OH Metro Area With The Most Deaths From COVID-19

Columbus OH

10 August, 2021

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Columbus 2021-08-10 The ongoing spread of the delta variant is claiming lives and threatening a return to normalcy in the United States. So far, 610,180 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 Columbus metropolitan area, located in Ohio, a total of 2,463 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 120 fatalities for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, 187 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, this is not the case in some parts of the city. The broader Columbus metro area comprises five counties or county equivalents — and of them, Hocking County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Hocking County stands at 221 for every 100,000 people. Though it has the highest per capita death rate in the Columbus metro area, Hocking County ranks among the middle 50% of all U.S. counties or county equivalents with at least one COVID-19 fatality by death rate per capita. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of August 6, 2021. These are all the counties in Ohio where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it's still getting worse). Correction: In a previous version of this story, the Columbus metro area was incorrectly noted as being in Georgia and Alabama. In fact, the Columbus metro area in question is located in Ohio.  Can't see the article's infographic? Click here to view the original story.This story was originally published by 24/7 Wall St., a news organization that produces real-time business commentary and data-driven reporting for state and local markets across the country.