6 graphs and a map to illustrate Ohios coronavirus trends – vaccines, cases, hospitalizations, deaths; Febru – cleveland.com

CLEVELAND, Ohio - As coronavirus hospitalizations and new cases continue to dip in Ohio, preliminary reporting from January also serves as a reminder that the pandemic is still taking a deadly toll. January was at least the third deadliest month for the virus in Ohio.

See update: This map and data post has been updated at this link.

To date, the state has reported11,230 deaths, 46,438 hospitalizations and 899,079 cases, meaning 1-in-13 Ohioans is now known to have been infected with the virus.

* At least 1,196 people died from the virus in January, a total that will continue to climb as rulings on deaths arrive over the next few weeks at the Ohio Department of Health.

* The 3,287 new cases reported Monday and 3,011 reported Sunday marked the first consecutive days with fewer than 3,300 cases since Oct. 27-28.

* The 2,521 coronavirus patients reported hospitalized across Ohio on Monday means the patient count has been cut more than half since the record of 5,308 on Dec. 15.

Heres a closer look at this weeks trends. A chart with county-by-county details can be found at the bottom of this story.

Ohio's trends for new coronavirus cases and patients hospitalized have improved dramatically this year.Rich Exner, cleveland.com

Hospitalizations have been on the decline in Ohio for weeks after the rapid spike in the fall, yet remain far above summer and early fall levels, according to daily surveys by the Ohio Hospital Association.

There were 590 patients on the first day of fall, Sept. 22. The total then went up to over 5,000 by the end of November. The trend then largely leveled out for two weeks, setting a record on Dec. 15 of 5,308, before turning down sharply.

Among the 2,521 patients reported Monday, 652 were in intensive care units. This is down from the record of 1,318 on Dec. 15.

About 33% of the states hospital beds were vacant Monday, including 30% of the ICU beds.

The hospital patient count for coronavirus has been cut more than in half since mid-December, according to daily surveys by the Ohio Hospital Association.Rich Exner, cleveland.com

Ohio reported 30,423 cases in the last week, an average of 4,346 a day. This is down sharply from an average of 5,370 a week ago and from close to 6,700 a day at the end of December.

The seven-day total through Monday was lower than at any point since Nov. 7.

The declines have come while many Ohioans have yet to receive vaccines. The 853,965 vaccinations started through reporting on Monday is up from 626,877 at the same time last week, 444,511 two weeks ago, and 304,976 three weeks ago.

About 9% of Ohio adults have received at least one vaccine shot.Rich Exner, cleveland.com

Yet this means only about 9% - or 1-in-11 Ohio adults - been vaccinated to date. These are estimates in large part because the Ohio data for vaccines includes some people from other states who work in Ohio - 20,339 so far - yet some Ohioans may have received vaccinations in other states.

The counties with the most cases are Ohios three largest counties - Franklin (105,102 cases), Cuyahoga (89,371) and Hamilton (67,394). Case rates per 100 residents, hospitalizations and deaths for every county in Ohio can be found in the chart at the bottom of this story.

The counties with the most vaccines started are Cuyahoga (90,628) and Franklin (89,463).

Ohio reported 3,287 coronavirus cases on Monday. This graphic shows the trend over the last three weeks.Rich Exner, cleveland.com

The 11,230 deaths reported to date are up from 10,768 and 10,281 the last two weeks. Reporting of deaths, however, often occurs well after a person died, as state health officials await confirmations for the cause of deaths.

So far, the state has reported 1,196 deaths that occurred in January, a number that is certain to rise as more reports arrive. However, even at this early stage, January exceeds all but two previous months for deaths.

A record 2,694 deaths so far have been reported to have occurred in December and 1,538 in November. The next highest months are May (1,184) and April (1,107).

Among the dead are at least 5,625 patients of nursing homes and other long-term facilities, according to the the states last update on Wednesday. Those deaths have slowed considerably since vaccinations began in mid-December, according to the weekly reports.

The counties with the most deaths are Cuyahoga (1,204), Summit (809), Franklin (709), Lucas (669), Stark (466) and Hamilton (460). This included the addition of 51 deaths in the last week for Cuyahoga County and 47 for Summit County, yet just two for Franklin County.

Death reporting by the state of Ohio lags often by weeks after the actual dates of death. This graphic shows coronavirus trends by the date of death, not when were reported.Rich Exner, cleveland.com

More than three-quarters of the deaths have been to people age 70 and older, breaking down this way: under age 20 (6), in their 20s (14), in their 30s (70), in their 40s (148), in their 50s (561), in their 60s (1,582), in their 70s (2,969) and at least 80 years old (5,880).

Those age 80 and up have accounted for 52% of the known coronavirus deaths, in comparison to 44% of all known Ohio deaths in 2018. Those in their 70s have accounted for 26% of the coronavirus deaths, in comparison to 21% of all Ohio deaths in 2018 ahead of the virus.

But for hospitalizations, the cases are more spread out age-wise: under age 20 (1,056), in their 20s (1,789), in their 30s (2,369), in their 40s (3,561), in their 50s (6,590), in their 60s (9,900), in their 70s (11,076) and at least 80 years old (10,097).

For the deaths in which race was reported, 83% of the people are white, and 13% are Black. For total cases, 74% are white and 13% Black. Ohios population is 82% white and 13% Black, census estimates say.

Older Ohioans make up more of a share of the COVID-19 deaths than they normally do for all deaths in the state.Rich Exner, cleveland.com

The first three cases were confirmed on March 9. The total topped 100,000 on Aug. 9, 250,000 on Nov. 8, 500,000 on Dec. 8, and 750,000 on Thursday, Jan. 7.

Among the cases reported to date are 115,921 listed as probable, those cases included by a wider variety of tests or identified through non-testing evidence. This total is up from 107,819 last week.

In the last week, the probable cases accounted for 27% of the new cases reported. This is down from 29% the week before Thanksgiving, despite a change soon after then to include more probable cases.

The state reported 8,9104,857 tests to date, including 290,623 in the last week. This was nearly unchanged from 298,589 from the previous week.

The chart below is based on the most recent case data from the Ohio Department of Health. Cleveland.com calculated the cases per 100 rates based on 2019 census population estimates.

Rich Exner, data analysis editor for cleveland.com, writes about numbers on a variety of topics. Follow on Twitter @RichExner. See other data-related stories at cleveland.com/datacentral.

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