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This Is the County in the Columbus, OH Metro Area with the Most Deaths from COVID-19

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More than 1 million Americans have died from COVID-19 – 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 4,656 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 227 fatalities for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, 310 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 10 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 439 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 by COVID-19 death rate per capita.

All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of July 19, 2022.

These are all the counties in Ohio where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

Rank Geography Deaths per 100,000 people Total deaths Confirmed cases per 100,000 people Total confirmed cases
1 Hocking County, OH 439 125 24,604 7,011
2 Pickaway County, OH 404 232 31,893 18,313
3 Perry County, OH 356 128 24,243 8,724
4 Madison County, OH 314 138 22,993 10,114
5 Morrow County, OH 300 105 23,313 8,154
6 Fairfield County, OH 284 434 26,718 40,854
7 Licking County, OH 278 479 25,785 44,426
8 Franklin County, OH 207 2,638 24,665 314,556
9 Union County, OH 183 102 30,244 16,832
10 Delaware County, OH 140 275 24,683 48,628

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