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

Columbus OH

04 January, 2022

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Columbus 2022-01-04 As the omicron variant spreads, new daily cases of COVID-19 have hit new highs in the United States. To date, there have been 53,001,400 reported cases of the virus nationwide — and that number is growing every day. In the Columbus metropolitan area, located in Ohio, a total of 335,845 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 16,350 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — in line with the national rate of 16,200 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 13,154 infections in Pickaway County, or 22,908 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 284 coronavirus deaths for every 100,000 people in Pickaway County, compared to 165 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Columbus metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Dec. 30, 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.