Ohio reported far fewer coronavirus cases in the week ending Sunday, adding 8,535 new cases. That’s down 14.6% from the previous week’s tally of 9,997 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19.
Ohio ranked 27th 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 16.4% from the week before, with 250,233 cases reported. With 3.51% of the country’s population, Ohio had 3.41% 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.
Ross County reported 58 cases and no deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 50 cases and no deaths. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 23,207 cases and 314 deaths.
Pike County reported 35 cases and no deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 25 cases and one death. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 9,327 cases and 129 deaths.
Across Ohio, cases fell in 55 counties, with the best declines in Lucas County, with 250 cases from 934 a week earlier; in Stark County, with 185 cases from 314; and in Franklin County, with 863 cases from 964.
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Within Ohio, the worst weekly outbreaks on a per-person basis were in Union County with 198 cases per 100,000 per week; Sandusky County with 152; and Lawrence County with 131. 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 959 cases; Franklin County, with 863 cases; and Hamilton County, with 525. Weekly case counts rose in 31 counties from the previous week. The worst increases from the prior week’s pace were in Sandusky, Union and Logan counties.
In Ohio, zero people were reported dead of COVID-19 in the week ending Sunday. In the week before that, 10 people were reported dead.
A total of 3,162,278 people in Ohio have tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic began, and 40,037 people have died from the disease, Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the United States 96,952,191 people have tested positive and 1,065,109 people have died.
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Ohio’s COVID-19 hospital admissions rising
USA TODAY analyzed federal hospital data as of Sunday, Oct. 16. Likely COVID patients admitted in the state:
- Last week: 1,874
- The week before that: 1,631
- Four weeks ago: 2,149
Likely COVID patients admitted in the nation:
- Last week: 50,945
- The week before that: 49,442
- Four weeks ago: 55,544
Hospitals in 23 states reported more COVID-19 patients than a week earlier, while hospitals in 21 states had more COVID-19 patients in intensive-care beds. Hospitals in 29 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.
The USA TODAY Network is publishing localized versions of this story on its news sites across the country, generated with data from Johns Hopkins University and the Centers for Disease Control. If you have questions about the data or the story, contact Mike Stucka at mstucka@gannett.com.
