Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Coming To Ohio

COLUMBUS, OH — Ohio will receive Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine shipments for the first time this week, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Monday.

The governor said 96,100 doses of the vaccine will be sent to the Buckeye State this week. Over the course of this week, including the Moderna and Pfizer shipments, 448,390 doses of COVID-19 vaccine will arrive in Ohio. That's the most vaccine doses received yet in the state.

"We are sending the Johnson & Johnson vaccines to more than 200 independent pharmacies throughout the state," DeWine said. Many independent pharmacies have not yet received any COVID-19 vaccine doses.

Johnson & Johnson vaccines will also be sent to chain pharmacies, health departments and hospitals, the governor said.

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

• New cases: 1,452.
• New deaths: 49.
• New hospitalizations: 103.
• New ICU admissions: 14.

At least 911,474 Ohioans have contracted COVID-19 and recovered, the Ohio Department of Health said.

Nearly 14.5 percent of Ohioans have received at least the first part of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to the state health department. More than 7.5 percent of Ohioans have received both COVID-19 vaccine shots.

As of Monday afternoon, 1.68 million Ohioans had received at least the first shot and 912,354 Ohioans have completed the vaccination process.