Ohio reports 2,195 new COVID-19 cases over the past four days
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio Department of Health Thursday reported 2,195 new COVID-19 cases for the last four days, the first week after daily reporting became weekly.
These cases reflect Sunday afternoon to just before noon. 14 Thursday. Ohio announced last week that it would switch from daily to weekly reporting from this week as cases continue at a low level following the omicron variant wave.
Subsequent Thursday reports will cover seven days instead of four.
Ohio had an average of about 549 new coronavirus infections over the past four days, in line with the 10-day series of fewer than 1,000 cases that the state saw before the daily reporting stopped. The number of cases has not been so low since July.
Hospitalization, deaths and vaccine reporting are also weekly now. The 214 admissions reported by ODH since Sunday (53 a day) follow the latest trends. 198 Ohio ancestors also died of COVID-19 since then.
| COVID-19 metric | Total | Change (last 4 days) |
|---|---|---|
| Cases | 2,666,030 | +2.195 |
| Admissions | 113,379 | +214 |
| Deaths: Dead | 37,410 th most common | +198 |
6,092 Ohioans started the COVID-19 vaccination process within the last four days, per ODH data. A further 7,473 completed the vaccination by receiving their second dose. About 6 out of 10 Ohioans are partially or fully vaccinated.
| COVID-19 metric | Total | Change (last 4 days) |
|---|---|---|
| Vaccinations started (one dose) | 7,266,570 | +6,092 |
| -% of all Ohioans | 62.17% | +0.06% |
| % Of Eligible Ohioans (Age 5+) | 66.07% | +0.06% |
| Vaccinations completed (two doses) | 6,728,787 | +7,473 |
| -% of all Ohioans | 57.56% | +0.06% |
| -% of eligible Ohioans (age 5+) | 61.18% | +0.07% |