The state reported 28 new COVID-19 deaths Sunday, bringing the overall to 9,627 for the reason that coronavirus pandemic started final March.
The Ohio Division of Well being reported 6,088 new COVID-19 instances, bringing complete instances to 777,065. It was the bottom one-day enhance in 5 days.
ODH additionally reported 101 new hospitalizations statewide and 12 new admissions to intensive care models for COVID-19.
Mahoning County added 79 instances Sunday and has 15,983 confirmed instances for the reason that starting of the pandemic, with 325 complete deaths and 817 hospitalizations. It ranks eleventh within the state for the overall variety of instances however eighth for the variety of deaths.
Trumbull County added 42 instances Sunday, bringing its complete to 11,711 confirmed instances for the reason that starting of the pandemic. One new demise was additionally reported, with 286 complete deaths and 834 hospitalizations. Trumbull County ranks sixteenth within the state for the overall variety of instances, however ninth for the variety of deaths.
As not too long ago as Friday, each counties reported greater than 100 new instances every, with Mahoning reporting 134 new instances and Trumbull reporting 107.
Columbiana County added 25 instances Sunday — practically half the quantity reported Saturday and the least quantity of latest instances in every week — and has 6,651 confirmed instances for the reason that starting of the pandemic, with 122 complete deaths and 418 hospitalizations. It ranks twenty ninth within the state for the overall variety of instances and twentieth for the variety of deaths.
Franklin County, which homes Columbus, continues to rank No. 1 within the complete variety of instances at 92,060 as of Sunday. Nevertheless, it ranks second for the variety of deaths at 700.
Cuyahoga County, the place Cleveland is positioned, ranks second within the complete variety of instances at 77,359, however No. 1 by way of deaths, which stands at 955 as of Sunday.
The county with the least quantity of instances in Ohio is Vinton, which reported 596 as of Sunday and 13 deaths. Morrow County has the least variety of deaths at 4, and it reported 2.081 complete instances as of Sunday.
Gov. Mike DeWine stated Thursday that vaccines will likely be made accessible beginning Jan. 19 for Ohioans 80 and older who don’t reside in nursing houses. He stated that group consists of as much as 450,000 residents, and the vaccinations might come from a number of sources, together with physicians, hospitals and native well being departments.
He stated one week will likely be put aside for these Ohioans to obtain vaccinations. Then on Jan. 25, vaccinations will likely be accessible for these 75 and older; on Feb. 1, these 70 and older; and on Feb. 8, these 65 and older. He stated that plan might change relying on the dimensions of vaccine shipments.
Beginning Feb. 1, DeWine stated vaccinations are scheduled to start for college personnel, with the purpose of getting faculties reopened to full-time instruction by March 1. DeWine stated district superintendents will likely be contacted individually for staff-size info and to decide to a plan to reopen faculties.
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