COVID-19 pandemic in Ohio
Ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Ohio, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the U.S. state of Ohio on March 9, 2020, when the state's first cases were reported. The first death from COVID-19 in Ohio was reported on March 19. Subsequently, records supported by further testing showed that undetected cases had existed in Ohio since early January, with the first confirmed death on March 17. By April 23, Ohio had 656 confirmed deaths; by May 1, there were 1,002 confirmed deaths. Accurate data was difficult to obtain due to limited test availability. By December 12, a total of 553,461 cases had been reported leading to 31,803 hospitalizations and 7,477 deaths.[2]
COVID-19 pandemic in Ohio | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Ohio, U.S. |
Index case | Cuyahoga County |
Arrival date | January 2, 2020 |
Confirmed cases | 3,744,034[1] |
Hospitalized cases | 151,331 |
Critical cases | 15,802 |
Recovered | 3,689,072 |
Deaths | 43,926[1] |
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As of April 25, 2024[update], Ohio has administered the updated vaccine, first available September 2023, to 1,343,837 individuals, or 11.50% of the population, a change of 3,162 in the previous week.[3] As of May 11, 2023[update], the state department of health reported 89,950 hospitalizations and 27,084 deaths since January 1, 2021, among individuals not reported as fully vaccinated, and 6,801 hospitalizations and 1,534 deaths among fully vaccinated individuals in the same time period.[4]