Google has released Community Mobility Reports that show the global and local impact polices put in place to combat COVID-19 has had on the way communities move.
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For the state of Ohio, four categories are lower than the baseline while two are above, according to the charts. The baseline is defined as the median value.
- Retail and recreation is at -43%
- Grocery and pharmacy is at -19%
- Transit stations is at -33%
- Workplaces is at -35%
- Parks is at +117%
- Residential is at +10%
With the stay-at-home order in place in Ohio, people are staying away from retail, workplaces, and limiting travel overall. This is aside from a surge in visits to parks-- which have gone up tremendously.
Each county in the Miami Valley can be viewed individually here.
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More countries, regions and languages will be included soon and the reports will be updated regularly, according to Google.
The reports will be available as long as public health officials find them useful in stopping the spread of COVID-19.