Ohio Confirms 90 New Coronavirus Deaths, 600 New Cases

COLUMBUS, OH — There were 607 new coronavirus cases confirmed in Ohio on Wednesday, the state health department announced. Since the beginning of the outbreak, Ohio has recorded 21,576 positive COVID-19 tests.

In the past 24 hours, the state also confirmed that 90 Ohioans died due to complications from COVID-19. In Ohio, at least 1,225 people have died because of the virus.

State officials abandoned looking at five-day trends, preferring instead 21-day trends for tracking the spread of COVID-19. According to those numbers, Ohio's new cases have plateaued, while new deaths continue to rise.

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In the past 21 days, Ohio has averaged 39 deaths from COVID-19 per day. Between Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon, at least 90 Ohioans died from the virus. During that same three-week average, Ohio averaged 652 new COVID-19 cases daily, which is slightly higher than the 607 new cases confirmed on Wednesday.

Franklin County, home of Columbus, leads Ohio in confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 3,237 reported. Lucas County has seen the most death related to the virus, with 151 residents dying due to COVID-19 complications.

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