covid-19 pandemic in columbus, ohio covid-19 pandemic in columbus, ohio 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 has affected the city of columbus, ohio, as ohio's stay-at-home order shuttered all nonessential businesses, and is causing 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. covid-19 pandemic in columbus, ohiocovid-19 cases by zip code as of september 22, 2021 diseasecovid-19virus strainsars-cov-2locationcolumbus, ohioindex casemarch 14, 2020arrival datefebruary 27, 2020confirmed cases69,244 city-wide (march 11)suspected cases‡11,483 city-wide (march 11)hospitalized cases2,768 city-wide (march 11)deaths987 city-wide (march 11)government websitewww.columbus.gov/coronavirus/www.columbus.gov/covid19resources/‡suspected cases have not been confirmed by laboratory tests as being due to this strain, although some other strains may have been ruled out. history statue of former ohio governor jim rhodes in downtown columbus background main articles: covid-19 pandemic, covid-19, and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2