New Coronavirus Cases Dip In Ohio

COLUMBUS, OH — Ohio's rate for new COVID-19 cases continued it steady decline on Monday, even as hospitalizations and ICU admissions held steady.

In the past 24 hours, health officials confirmed 5,942 new COVID-19 cases among Ohioans. That's down versus the state's rolling average of 7,468 cases (an average that would be even lower if not for the New Year's holiday, when health officials combined Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 numbers).

Ignoring the combined New Year's and Christmas numbers, Ohio hasn't confirmed 10,000 or more COVID-19 cases in a day since Dec. 17. There is a risk for another spike in new COVID-19 cases following the New Year's Day holiday, though those cases may not appear for another three to five days.

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While new COVID-19 cases dipped, other metrics tracking the virus' severity in Ohio held steady. In the past 24 hours, 67 Ohioans died from COVID-19 complications, down versus the rolling average of 75 deaths per day.

Hospitalizations and intensive care admissions also held relatively steady versus their averages. In the past 24 hours, there were 314 hospital admissions related to COVID-19, down versus the average of 326 admissions per day. Intensive care admissions were actually up Monday, with 45 versus the rolling average of 37.

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

• New cases: 5,942
• New deaths: 67
• New hospitalizations: 314
• New ICU admissions: 45

The Ohio Department of Health estimates that 585,091 Ohioans have contracted COVID-19 and recovered from the virus.

Approximately 1.5 percent of Ohioans have started the COVID-19 vaccine (nearly 160,000 people).

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