Coronavirus: Ohio reports fewer than 1,000 cases Sunday

Members of Montgomery County Public Health and the Ohio National Guard help with pop-up testing Tuesday at Kettering Fields, 444 North Bend Blvd. Results from the latest coronavirus pop-up testing site are expected in a more timely manner and results are accessible online to patients, following a switch to a new laboratory. JIM NOELKER/STAFF

Members of Montgomery County Public Health and the Ohio National Guard help with pop-up testing Tuesday at Kettering Fields, 444 North Bend Blvd. Results from the latest coronavirus pop-up testing site are expected in a more timely manner and results are accessible online to patients, following a switch to a new laboratory. JIM NOELKER/STAFF
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By Micah Karr
March 21, 2021
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The Ohio Department of Health reported 931 cases of coronavirus Sunday, bringing the state to 999,750 cases of coronavirus since March.

The current case average is 1,539, the ODH reported. In Ohio, 18,347 people have died from the coronavirus, the ODH said.

Over 2.7 million Ohioans have had at least one dose of the vaccine and 55,697 people have had a first dose in the past 24 hours, the ODH said.

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Currently, 831 people are hospitalized with the coronavirus, the Ohio Hospital Association said, a nine percent drop in patients in the past week. In southwest Ohio, 225 people are hospitalized. In the past 24 hours, 30 people have been hospitalized, the ODH reported.

The day when Ohio can lift all public health orders is in sight, but Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday said concerns about coronavirus variants are looming.

If Ohio reports fewer than 50 cases per 100,000 people for two straight weeks, all public health pandemic orders, including a mask mandate, will be lifted.

During a forum with the City Club of Cleveland, DeWine said he doesn’t have an estimate on when that day will be, but that it’s close.

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Micah Karr, a Beavercreek native has been on a breaking news desk since 2019. She has been part of Ohio Newspapers' Breaking News Team since March 2020 and has enjoyed every minute of it. She is a graduate of Wright State's Media Studies program. Before she worked with Cox Media, she wrote for Wright State's Newsroom.