State reports more than 1,000 new COVID cases for 5th day in a row

Today is the fifth day in a row that the state has reported more than 1,000 new cases of coronavirus. The Ohio Department of Health reported 1,469 new cases on Saturday, bringing the current average of cases to 726 cases per day.

Since the start of the pandemic, the state has reported a total of 1,129,277 cases.

During the last day, the ODH recorded 25 hospitalizations. Currently, 625 people are hospitalized with COVID-19, a 41% increase over the past week and a 168% increase over the past 21 days, the Ohio Hospital Association reported. Since the start of the pandemic, the state has reported nearly 62,000 hospitalizations.

Just over 11,000 people started their COVID-19 vaccine in the past 24 hours, bringing the partially vaccinated population to 5,765,696 people, or 49.33% of the population. The ODH also reported that 7,132 people completed the vaccine in the past 24 hours, bringing the fully vaccinated population to 5,388,509, or just over 46 percent of the state’s population.

After the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended masks for people, including those vaccinated, indoors in response to rising COVID-19 infection rates, Public Health – Dayton & Montgomery County shared its guidance support.

“Masking is needed to slow the spread of the virus to prevent outbreaks of new infections that could increase COVID-19-related illness and death and stress health care capabilities,” a statement from Public Health said. .

Public Health has said the vaccine is another way to prevent the spread of COVID and has encouraged everyone who is eligible to get the vaccine.

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