COLUMBUS, Ohio -The number of newly reported coronavirus cases in Ohio increased by 8,828 on Thursday, and deaths went up 95, according to the Ohio Department of Health.
In all, there have been 653,650 cases since the beginning of the pandemic, and 8,456 total deaths.
Thursday’s cases were below the 21-day rolling average of 9,848 cases. Deaths were above the 21-day average of 81.
The state follows the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s definition of a “case,” which includes those diagnosed through genetic PCR or antigen tests, or people diagnosed in a clinical setting -- experiencing symptoms who are linked to a confirmed COVID-19 case, among other criteria.
Among other data Thursday:
-489,808 people are presumed to have recovered from COVID-19. The Department of Health presumes someone is recovered when their symptoms were over 21 days old and they haven’t died from the coronavirus.
-Labs, hospitals and other facilities reported having performed 55,112 more molecular and PCR tests since Wednesday, for a total of just over 7.4 million tests. The state is not reporting testing numbers for antigen and antibody tests at this point.
-12.2% of molecular and PCR tests came back positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, the most recent date for which the state has a positivity rate. The seven-day rolling positivity rate average is 13%.
-The Ohio Hospital Association reported 4,949 inpatient beds were occupied by COVID-19 patients across the state. This is 250 more beds than Wednesday’s revised number of 4,699. Thursday’s number is expected to be revised in coming days as more complete admissions and discharge data becomes available.
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