CLEVELAND, Ohio – After six weeks of steady downward movement, the number of new COVID-19 cases in Ohio essentially stayed flat, going from 2,751 last week to 2,779 this week, the state reported Thursday. That’s a week-to-week decrease of fewer than 30 cases.
At this same time last year, the state reported just over 6,000 cases. In early November 2023, Ohio’s weekly COVID-19 numbers began an upward curve that lasted through the holidays.
At least 795,548 Ohioans have received the new 2024-2025 updated vaccine COVID-19 vaccine, an increase of 98,498 from the prior week, the state reported. This represents 6.8% of the state’s population.
The total COVID-19 case count since early 2020 in Ohio has reached 3,858,140.
There were 116 Ohioans newly hospitalized in the last week, raising the total since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020 to 155,030. A total of seven people were admitted into the ICU, raising the total since 2020 to 15,936.
The state health department reported an additional 29 deaths from COVID-19, raising the total to 44,401. Death reporting sometimes lags by weeks.
Oct. 31 recap
Total reported cases: 3,858,140, up 2,779.
Total individuals with updated vaccine: 795,548.
Total reported deaths: 44,401 up 29.
Total reported hospitalizations: 155,030, up 116.
Total reported ICU admissions: 15,936, up 7.
Oct. 24 recap
Total reported cases: 3,855,361, up 2,751.
Total individuals with updated vaccine: 697,050.
Total reported deaths: 44,372, up 18.
Total reported hospitalizations: 154,914, up 108.
Total reported ICU admissions: 15,929, up 6.
Julie Washington covers healthcare for cleveland.com. Read previous stories at this link.
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