Daily COVID-19 cases have remained below 6,000 for the last week. From Oct. 2 to 8, Ohio reported more than 6,000 daily cases four times.
The 21-day average of COVID-19 cases remains over 5,000, however, at 5,162 cases on average.
An additional 181 people were hospitalized in the last 24 hours with COVID-19, according to ODH, and 31 more people were admitted to the ICU. The 21-day average for ICU intake is 22 people per day, and the 21-day average for hospitalizations is 251 people per day.
Ohio reported 306 COVID-19 deaths Friday, bringing its total to 23,327 since the pandemic started, according to ODH.
The state updates death data twice a week. Because other states don’t regularly report death certificates to Ohio’s Bureau of Vital Statistics, death data can fluctuate.
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