Ohio Surpasses 800,000 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases

COLUMBUS, OH — More than 800,000 Ohioans have tested positive for COVID-19 since the pandemic began.

On Thursday, health officials confirmed 7,654 new cases of COVID-19 among Ohioans. The new cases pushed Ohio pass the 800,000 cases threshold. Since the pandemic began in 2020, there have now been 807,293 cases of COVID-19 among Ohioans.

Ohio is now averaging 7,316 new cases of COVID-19 per day, according to the state health department.

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Nearly all of Ohio's key COVID-19 metrics (cases, deaths, hospitalizations) jumped Thursday after dipping Wednesday. More than 100 new COVID-19 deaths were confirmed in the past 24 and 340 Ohioans were admitted to hospitals for COVID-19 treatment in the same time frame.

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

• New cases: 7,654
• New deaths: 109
• New hospitalizations: 340
• New ICU admissions: 37

The Ohio Department of Health estimates that 663,856 Ohioans have contracted COVID-19 and recovered.

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