Despite the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination efforts, the novel coronavirus continues to spread through the United States. To date, 24,034,512 Americans have been infected with the virus — and 394,081 have died as a result. On a per capita basis, the U.S. has one of the highest known infections rates in the world.
In the Columbus metropolitan area, located in Ohio, a total of 160,016 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 7,790 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — above the national rate of 7,346 cases per 100,000 people.
Though per capita cases of COVID-19 are higher in Columbus than they are nationwide, there are still parts of the metro area where the per capita infection rate is relatively low.
The broader Columbus metro area comprises 10 counties or county equivalents — and of them, Hocking County has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 1,678 infections in Hocking County, or 5,889 for every 100,000 people.
Though Hocking County has the lowest per capita infection rate in the Columbus metro area, its per capita fatality rate is disproportionately high.
There have been a total of 81 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Hocking County, above 56 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Columbus metro area.
All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Jan. 20, 2021.
| Geography: | COVID cases per 100,000 people: | Total cases: | Deaths per 100,000 people: | Total deaths: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hocking County | 5,889 | 1,678 | 81 | 23 |
| Perry County | 6,236 | 2,244 | 50 | 18 |
| Morrow County | 6,536 | 2,286 | 11 | 4 |
| Delaware County | 7,175 | 14,136 | 39 | 77 |
| Licking County | 7,512 | 12,943 | 77 | 133 |
| Franklin County | 7,783 | 99,253 | 55 | 706 |
| Madison County | 7,882 | 3,467 | 66 | 29 |
| Union County | 7,922 | 4,409 | 50 | 28 |
| Fairfield County | 8,141 | 12,449 | 52 | 80 |
| Pickaway County | 12,454 | 7,151 | 87 | 50 |
These are all the counties in Ohio where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).
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