Weekly COVID-19 cases fall for third week: Coronavirus update for Thursday, Jan. 25 – cleveland.com

CLEVELAND, Ohio The number of new COVID-19 cases in Ohio showed another marked decrease, from 9,428 last week to 7,719 this week.

It was the straight third weekly decrease, and the second time case numbers were below 10,000 since November.

Previously, case numbers saw 10 weeks of steady gains that ended the last week of 2023.

At least 1,249,751 Ohioans have received the updated one-dose COVID-19 vaccine, an increase of 15,378 people from the prior week, the state reported. This represents 10.6% of the states population.

The total COVID-19 case count since early 2020 in Ohio has reached 3,690,684.

There were 338 Ohioans newly hospitalized in the last week, raising the total since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020 to 149,160. There were 22 people admitted into the ICU, bringing the total since 2020 to 15,697.

There were also 80 Ohioans who died from COVID-19-related issues, raising the total since the beginning of the pandemic to 43,444. Death reporting sometimes lags by weeks.

Jan. 25 recap

* Total reported cases: 3,690,684, up 7,719.

* Total individuals with updated vaccine: 1,249,751, up 15,378.

* Total reported deaths: 43,444, up 80.

* Total reported hospitalizations: 149,160, up 338.

* Total reported ICU admissions: 15,697, up 22.

Jan. 18 recap

* Total reported cases: 3,682,965, up 9,428.

* Total individuals with updated vaccine: 1,234,373, up 22,689.

* Total reported deaths: 43,364, up 84.

* Total reported hospitalizations: 148,822, up 366.

* Total reported ICU admissions: 15,675, up 30.

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

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