Weekly COVID-19 cases stay steady from last week: Coronavirus update for Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024 – cleveland.com

CLEVELAND, Ohio The number of new COVID-19 cases in Ohio barely changed this week, going from 7,197 last week to 7,199 this week.

The slight uptick halted a five-week run of falling weekly case numbers.

As recently as early January, weekly case numbers hit 15,046.

At least 1,289,693 Ohioans have received the updated one-dose COVID-19 vaccine, an increase of 13,715 people from the prior week, the state reported. This represents 11.0% of the states population.

The total COVID-19 case count since early 2020 in Ohio has reached 3,712,548.

There were 270 Ohioans newly hospitalized in the last week, raising the total since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020 to 149,913. There were 12 people admitted into the ICU, bringing the total since 2020 to 15,734.

There were also 60 Ohioans who died from COVID-19-related issues, raising the total since the beginning of the pandemic to 43,668. Death reporting sometimes lags by weeks.

Feb. 15 recap

* Total reported cases: 3,712,548, up 7,199.

* Total individuals with updated vaccine: 1,289,693, up 13,715.

* Total reported deaths: 43,668, up 60.

* Total reported hospitalizations: 149,913, up 270.

* Total reported ICU admissions: 15,734, up 12.

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.

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

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