Coronavirus In Ohio: 7,892 New Cases, 219 Hospitalizations

COLUMBUS, OH — Health officials confirmed nearly 7,900 new COVID-19 cases among Ohioans on Monday.

In the past 24 hours, there have been 7,892 confirmed new cases of COVID-19 in Ohio. That's up slightly versus the state's average of 7,410 new cases per day.

While new cases were up, and COVID-19 deaths held steady, hospitalizations and intensive care admissions related to the virus actually dipped on Monday.

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In the past 24 hours, 219 Ohioans were hospitalized due to COVID-19. That's actually down versus the state's rolling average of 301 hospitalizations per day.

While the decrease in hospitalizations is an encouraging sign, it should be interpreted cautiously. Ohio's COVID-19 metrics frequently dip over the weekend and remain depressed through Monday, and occasionally even Tuesday. If numbers remain steadily low through Wednesday, a trend may be developing.

Here are all of Monday's COVID-19 numbers:

• New cases: 7,892
• New deaths: 75
• New hospitalizations: 219
• New ICU admissions: 28

The Ohio Department of Health estimates that 634,085 Ohioans have contracted COVID-19 and recovered.

Additionally, 297,013 Ohioans (or 2.54 percent of the total state population) have started the COVID-19 vaccination process. Gov. Mike DeWine has said the next phase of vaccine distribution could begin later this month.

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