COVID-19 pandemic in Columbus, Ohio
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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.
For effects of the pandemic in the state, see COVID-19 pandemic in Ohio.
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COVID-19 pandemic in Columbus, Ohio | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Columbus, Ohio |
Index case | March 14, 2020 |
Arrival date | February 27, 2020[1] |
Confirmed cases | 69,244 city-wide (March 11, 2021)[2] |
Suspected cases‡ | 11,483 city-wide (March 11, 2021)[2] |
Hospitalized cases | 2,768 city-wide (March 11, 2021)[2] |
Deaths | 987 city-wide (March 11, 2021)[2] |
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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. |
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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.[3]