Weekly Covid-19 cases drop for 5th week: Coronavirus update for Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024 – cleveland.com

CLEVELAND, Ohio The number of new COVID-19 cases in Ohio continued a downward trend for the fifth week, from 7,468 last week to 7,197 this week.

In early January, weekly case numbers hit 15,046.

At least 1,275,978 Ohioans have received the updated one-dose COVID-19 vaccine, an increase of 11,638 people from the prior week, the state reported. This represents 10.9% of the states population.

The total COVID-19 case count since early 2020 in Ohio has reached 3,705,349.

There were 236 Ohioans newly hospitalized in the last week, raising the total since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020 to 149,643. There were 12 people admitted into the ICU, bringing the total since 2020 to 15,722.

There were also 91 Ohioans who died from COVID-19-related issues, raising the total since the beginning of the pandemic to 43,608. Death reporting sometimes lags by weeks.

Feb. 8 recap

* Total reported cases: 3,705,349, up 7,197.

* Total individuals with updated vaccine: 1,275,978, up 11,638.

* Total reported deaths: 43,608, up 91.

* Total reported hospitalizations: 149,643, up 236.

* Total reported ICU admissions: 15,722, up 12.

Feb. 1 recap

* Total reported cases: 3,698,152, up 7,468.

* Total individuals with updated vaccine: 1,264,340, up 14,589.

* Total reported deaths: 43,517, up 73.

* Total reported hospitalizations: 149,407, up 247.

* Total reported ICU admissions: 15,710, up 13.

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

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