Ohio COVID-19 Cases Recover from Milestone Achievement

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio’s latest COVID-19 report has brought a brief respite after crossing five digits for the first time in recent months.

The Ohio Department of Health on Thursday reported 11,097 new COVID-19 cases in the past week, with the number of cases surpassing 10,000 in a week again.

New data show that the number of cases in the state is on the rise again, but the infection rate is consistently low. In Ohio, he hit a breakthrough case rate of less than 10,000 in the week of Sept. 30. <10,000 case rate Since mid-April before the recent break. It remained hovering between 10,000 and 20,000 until July, when it rose for the first time in almost five months. The number of infected he passed 20,000, a threshold he remained above for 20 years. 10 consecutive weeks.

ODH began reporting COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, deaths, and vaccinations weekly instead of daily in mid-March after new infections slowed to low levels after the Omicron wave. On average, the state reported about 1,585 new coronavirus cases per day. In Ohio, as the number of cases increased, so did the number of people hospitalized with the virus. In the past seven days, he said ODH reported 422 hospitalizations (about 60 per day), up from 396 last week and 369 the week before.

Fewer people have died from COVID-19 in the past week, although cases and hospitalizations have increased. According to the ODH, 74 people have died from the virus, down slightly from the previous week’s 87.

COVID-19 indicators	total	Change (last 7 days)
Case	3,173,375	+11,097
hospitalization	127,998	+422
fatalities (number	40,111	+74

A total of 7,097 Ohioans have initiated the COVID-19 vaccination process in the past seven days. Another 6,483 of her received her second dose and completed vaccination. About 6 of her 10 Ohioans are partially or fully vaccinated.

COVID-19 indicators	total	Change (last 7 days)
Start vaccination (1 time)	7,494,654	+7,097
– Percentage of whole state of Ohio	64.12%
– Percentage 5+ in Ohio	67.70%
Vaccinated (2 doses)	6,946,471	+6,483
– Percentage of whole state of Ohio	59.43%
– Percentage 5+ in Ohio	62.97%