Ohio Sees Most Ever COVID-19 Hospitalizations In 24 Hour Period

COLUMBUS, OH — Ohio's surge of new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continued Tuesday.

More than 200 Ohioans were hospitalized in the past 24 hours because of COVID-19, the state health department reported. More than 2,000 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed among Ohioans during that same time period.

"There is a tide going all the way across Ohio and a lot of things are at stake," Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday. The governor has spent the past two weeks urging Ohioans to wear their masks and practice social distancing.

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DeWine said many Ohio students face the prospect of remote-only education through the end of 2020 because of this sudden and dramatic surge in cases.

"It should concern all Ohioans that so many of our kids are going to school remotely," DeWine said. "While many of our students can thrive in these conditions, many others cannot."

The vast majority of Ohio's 88 counties, 69, are now considered high-incident, meaning there is significant spread of the virus locally. Tuesday's 216 hospitalizations is the most ever recorded in Ohio in a 24-hour period and 50 more hospitalizations than the previous record.

The governor reminded Ohioans that the virus has been stymied in the Buckeye State before, using social distancing and mask wearing. To prevent further impacts to daily life, Ohioans will need to again adhere to health official recommendations.

Here are all of Tuesday's COVID-19 numbers in Ohio:

• New cases: 2,015
• New deaths: 8
• New hospitalizations: 216
• New ICU admissions: 36

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