Coronavirus in Ohio Friday update: More than 3,200 cases, 400 deaths reported
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio Department of Health has released the latest number of COVID-19 cases in the state.
Numbers as of Friday, Feb. 11 follow:
| Total | Change | |
| New cases | 2,628,814 | +3,263 |
| Hospitalizations | 110,391 | +183 |
| ICU admissions | 13,001 | +18 |
| Deaths* | 35,005 | +413 |
The 21-day case average is below 7,500.
The department reported 3,214 people started the vaccination process, bringing the total to 7,192,121 which is 61.53% of the state’s population. And 5,793 received booster shots.
The Ohio Hospital Association reported the following numbers related to COVID-19 patients:
| Hospitalized patients with COVID-19 | No. | Percent of total beds | Percent of total beds available |
| Total | 2,509 | 10.3% | 16.4% |
| In ICU | 503 | 12.18% | 21.55% |
| On ventilator | 347 | 6.65% | 68.33% |
Ohio health director Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff acknowledged on Thursday more signs that the omicron variant wave of COVID-19 is receding, as cases drop about as quickly as they rose before an early January peak. With cases of the highly contagious omicron variant of COVID-19 falling from their January peak, new infections reported by schools have fallen for the third consecutive week.