Reported COVID-19 cases in Ohio drop below 24,000 for past week
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Ohio Department of Health on Thursday reported 23,436 new COVID-19 cases for the past week, marking a continuing decline.
Ohio has seen more than 20,000 new COVID-19 cases per week seven times in a row.
Before July, the state's COVID-19 spread had not broken 20,000 new cases in nearly five months. It previously saw an eight-week streak of consistent rises in new cases end in late May. Over the past week, the state averaged around 3,348 new coronavirus cases per day.
ODH began reporting COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, deaths and vaccinations weekly instead of daily in mid-March after new infections slowed to a low level after the omicron wave. While Ohio saw a drop in cases week-over-week, more people were hospitalized with the virus. The 604 hospitalizations reported by ODH in the past seven days (86 per day) mark a decline from the 665 last week.
ODH said 96 died from the virus, up slightly from 90 deaths the week prior.
| COVID-19 metric | Total | Change (past 7 days) |
|---|---|---|
| Cases | 3,049,546 | + 23,436 |
| Hospitalizations | 124,151 | +604 |
| Deaths | 39,406 | +96 |
A total of 6,664 Ohioans started the COVID-19 vaccination process in the past seven days. Another 5,015 finished vaccination by getting their second dose. Around six in 10 Ohioans are partially or fully vaccinated.
| COVID-19 metric | Total | Change (past 7 days) |
|---|---|---|
| Vaccinations started (one dose) | 7,442,295 | +6,664 |
| – % of all Ohioans | 63.67% | |
| – % of Ohioans 5+ | 67.34% | |
| Vaccinations completed (two doses) | 6,896,975 | +5,653 |
| – % of all Ohioans | 59% | |
| – % of Ohioans 5+ | 62.65% |