COVID-19 pandemic in Columbus, Ohio
| COVID-19 pandemic in Columbus, Ohio | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Columbus, Ohio |
| Index case | March 14, 2020 |
| Arrival date | February 27, 2020 |
| Confirmed cases | 69,244 city-wide (March 11, 2021) |
| Suspected cases‡ | 11,483 city-wide (March 11, 2021) |
| Hospitalized cases | 2,768 city-wide (March 11, 2021) |
Deaths | 987 city-wide (March 11, 2021) |
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| ‡Suspected cases have not been confirmed by laboratory tests as being due to this strain, although some other strains may have been ruled out. | |
The COVID-19 pandemic is an ongoing viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a novel infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The pandemic affected the city of Columbus, Ohio, as Ohio's stay-at-home order shuttered all nonessential businesses, and caused event cancellations into 2021. The shutdown led to protests at the Ohio Statehouse, the state capitol building.
The COVID-19 pandemic muted activity in Columbus, especially in its downtown core, from 2020 to 2022. By late 2022, foot traffic in Downtown Columbus began to exceed pre-pandemic rates; one of the quickest downtown areas to recover in the United States.