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

Columbus OH

19 October, 2021

12:45 PM

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Columbus 2021-10-19 Following a months long surge driven by the delta variant, new daily cases of COVID-19 are falling once again in the United States. To date, there have been 44,408,600 reported cases of the virus nationwide — and that number is growing every day. In the Columbus metropolitan area, located in Ohio, a total of 268,270 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 13,060 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — in line with the national rate of 13,574 cases per 100,000 people. Even though COVID-19 infections per capita are in line with the national average across Columbus , there are parts of the metro area where this is not the case. The broader Columbus metro area comprises 10 counties or county equivalents, which can include independent cities — and of them, Pickaway County has the most COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 11,202 infections in Pickaway County, or 19,509 for every 100,000 people. Not only does Pickaway County have the most COVID-19 infections per capita in the Columbus area, it also has more deaths attributable to the virus per capita than the metro area as a whole. There have been a total of 239 coronavirus deaths for every 100,000 people in Pickaway County, compared to 135 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Columbus metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Oct. 15, 2021. These are all the counties in Ohio where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it's still getting worse). 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.