Coronavirus vaccination rate tops 70% for Ohioans ages 12 and up as COVID cases, hospitalizations continue to – cleveland.com

March 14, 2022

CLEVELAND, Ohio Ohios COVID vaccination campaign like much of the United States has dramatically slowed in recent months. However, the state hit a milestone this past week. About 70% of Ohioans older than 12 years old have at least one vaccine shot.

That figure stood at 70.1%, as of Saturday. When factoring in Ohioans ages 5-11, the figure is 66%, according to the Ohio Department of Health. That is a 0.3% and 0.2% increase week-over-week, respectively.

The vaccination news is just one more bright spot in Ohio, as its other relevant COVID-19 numbers like cases and hospitalizations keep dropping.

The number of reported coronavirus cases in Ohio in the last seven days continues to shrink, down more than 2,000 week-over-week. As of Saturday, that number is 4,380, compared to 6,504 on March 5. Put another way, the figure is a decrease of 32.7% from last weeks total. The seven-day average of cases has subsequently dropped, from 929 to 626. That average hasnt been that low since late July 2021.

The nine consecutive weeks of falling case numbers mean the 21-day average also keeps falling, down to 933 from 1,347 on March 5. The last time the 21-day average of cases was lower than 1,000 was early August 2021.

Additionally, daily COVID hospitalizations in the state keep sliding. Week-over-week, the count was lower on Saturday (631) than it was on March 5 (843); thats a decrease of 212 patients.

The daily patient count for those being treated for COVID-19 in the ICU also steadily dropped over the past week. It was lower Saturday (120) than it was on the prior Saturday (172). Thats a difference of 52.

According to the Ohio Hospital Association, the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations is down 22% over the past seven days; down 60% in the last 21 days and down 90% in the past 60 days. As for COVID-19 ICU admissions, the figure is down 21% over the last seven days; down 64% in the past 21 days and down 90% in the last 60 days.

As of Saturday, 1-in-29 patients hospitalized in Ohio is COVID-positive, the Ohio Hospital Associations data shows, and 1-in-25 ICU patients is COVID-positive.

The weekly reported COVID death count has not consistently fallen, like case and hospitalization figures have. However, in the past four weeks, only one week has seen a report of higher than 1,000.

This week, 392 COVID-19 deaths were reported in Ohio. In the prior four weeks, the count was 438, 1,087, 488 and 788, respectively.

Its worth noting that the death figures often lag for weeks or even months. Ohio reports COVID-19 deaths twice per week, on Tuesday and Fridays.

Starting Monday, the Ohio Department of Health will stop updating its COVID-19 dashboard daily and instead post weekly updates each Thursday. The head of the health department, Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff said last week that officials will continue to monitor the numbers, as well as coronavirus in sewage which can indicate if a spike is coming and could increase reporting if cases or hospitalizations increase.

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