Cases rise for 7th week: Coronavirus update for Thursday, July 18, 2024 – cleveland.com

CLEVELAND, Ohio The number of new COVID-19 cases in Ohio increased for the seventh week in a row, moving from 3,153 last week to 3,896 this week, the state reported Thursday.

Cases have been steadily rising since the start of June. Before that, cases numbers had moved downward since spring.

At least 1,378,991 Ohioans have received the updated one-dose COVID-19 vaccine, an increase of 1,397 people from the prior week, the state reported. This represents 11.8% of the states population.

The total COVID-19 case count since early 2020 in Ohio has reached 3,764,178.

There were 124 Ohioans newly hospitalized in the last week, raising the total since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020 to 152,128. Seven people were admitted into the ICU, raising the total since 2020 to 15,831.

The state health department reported an additional 10 deaths from COVID-19, raising the total to 44,030. Death reporting sometimes lags by weeks.

July 18 recap

Total reported cases: 3,764,178, up 3,896.

Total individuals with updated vaccine: 1,378,991, up 1,397.

Total reported deaths: 44,030, up 10.

Total reported hospitalizations: 152,128, up 124.

Total reported ICU admissions: 15,831, up 7.

July 11 recap

Total reported cases: 3,760,282, up 3,153.

Total individuals with updated vaccine: 1,377,594, up 1,172.

Total reported deaths: 44,020, up 2.

Total reported hospitalizations: 152,004, up 108.

Total reported ICU admissions: 15,824, up 3.

Julie Washington covers healthcare for cleveland.com. Read previous stories at this link.

Julie Washington covers healthcare for cleveland.com. Read previous stories at this link.

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