Though cases of the omicron variant appear to have peaked in the United States, the virus continues to claim lives. Nearly 1 million 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 4,600 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 224 fatalities for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, 303 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 428 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 May 11, 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 | 428 | 122 | 23,590 | 6,722 |
| 2 | Pickaway County, OH | 401 | 230 | 30,707 | 17,632 |
| 3 | Perry County, OH | 347 | 125 | 23,174 | 8,339 |
| 4 | Madison County, OH | 305 | 134 | 22,115 | 9,728 |
| 5 | Morrow County, OH | 294 | 103 | 22,330 | 7,810 |
| 6 | Fairfield County, OH | 281 | 430 | 25,421 | 38,872 |
| 7 | Licking County, OH | 276 | 475 | 24,412 | 42,060 |
| 8 | Franklin County, OH | 204 | 2,607 | 23,015 | 293,524 |
| 9 | Union County, OH | 183 | 102 | 28,431 | 15,823 |
| 10 | Delaware County, OH | 138 | 272 | 22,892 | 45,100 |
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