Ohio reported 24,067 new cases of coronavirus in the week ending Sunday, down 7.5% from the previous week. The previous week had 26,016 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19.
Ohio ranked 14th among the states where coronavirus was spreading the fastest on a per-person basis, a USA TODAY Network analysis of Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the latest week coronavirus cases in the United States decreased 11.2% from the week before, with 707,345 cases reported. With 3.51% of the country’s population, Ohio had 3.4% of the country’s cases in the last week. Across the country, eight states had more cases in the latest week than they did in the week before.
Muskingum County reported 257 cases and zero deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 303 cases and zero deaths. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 28,507 cases and 300 deaths.
Perry County reported 67 cases and zero deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 88 cases and zero deaths. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 9,258 cases and 129 deaths.
Across Ohio, cases fell in 54 counties, with the best declines in Hamilton County, with 1,517 cases from 1,765 a week earlier; in Franklin County, with 2,214 cases from 2,455; and in Montgomery County, with 1,112 cases from 1,348.
Within Ohio, the worst weekly outbreaks on a per-person basis were in Pike County with 486 cases per 100,000 per week; Jackson County with 478; and Guernsey County with 473. The Centers for Disease Control says high levels of community transmission begin at 100 cases per 100,000 per week.
Adding the most new cases overall were Cuyahoga County, with 2,562 cases; Franklin County, with 2,214 cases; and Hamilton County, with 1,517. Weekly case counts rose in 33 counties from the previous week. The worst increases from the prior week’s pace were in Wayne, Ashtabula and Jackson counties.
In Ohio, zero people were reported dead of COVID-19 in the week ending Sunday. In the week before that, 13 people were reported dead.
A total of 3,026,110 people in Ohio have tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic began, and 39,310 people have died from the disease, Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the United States 93,641,944 people have tested positive and 1,041,149 people have died.
Ohio’s COVID-19 hospital admissions staying flat
USA TODAY analyzed federal hospital data as of Sunday, Aug. 21. Likely COVID patients admitted in the state:
- Last week: 2,146
- The week before that: 2,143
- Four weeks ago: 2,235
Likely COVID patients admitted in the nation:
- Last week: 68,647
- The week before that: 69,679
- Four weeks ago: 73,529
Hospitals in 14 states reported more COVID-19 patients than a week earlier, while hospitals in 19 states had more COVID-19 patients in intensive-care beds. Hospitals in 20 states admitted more COVID-19 patients in the latest week than a week prior, the USA TODAY analysis of U.S. Health and Human Services data shows.
