With Ohio coronavirus deaths surpassing 21,000, see which counties have had the highest deaths since August – cleveland.com

COLUMBUS, Ohio - U.S. Coronavirus deaths have surpassed 650,000 nationally and in Ohio, 21,020 state residents have died with the virus, with rates increasing likely due to the highly contagious delta variant.

On Tuesday, the federal government reported 73 additional Ohio residents had died with COVID-19, which pushed the state past 21,000.

Yet on Tuesday, June 8, there were just 41 new COVID-19 deaths in Ohio. On July 7, there 22 new deaths. On Aug. 10, there were 24 new deaths.

The delta variant became predominant by late July, and then the higher deaths began to follow. On Aug. 27, 70 new deaths were reported.

From Aug. 1 through Tuesday, the federal government, which provides Ohio the death data, has identified 354 coronavirus deaths of Ohio residents.

This is a preliminary number. Ohio gives coroners and physicians up to six months to identify a cause of death. And sometimes the federal government takes time identifying causes of death too, meaning more deaths from Aug. 1 through Tuesday will likely be identified.

The following Ohio counties have had the highest number of deaths from Aug. 1, based on county of residence.

1. Montgomery: 32 deaths

2. Butler: 23 deaths

3. Hamilton: 23 deaths

4. Cuyahoga: 19

5. Franklin: 16

6. Stark: 12

7. Scioto: 11

8. Richland: 10

9. Lucas: 10

10. Greene: 9

11. Warren: 9

Many of these counties have among the states highest number of residents.

Some of Ohios smaller-population counties rank high when looking at deaths per 100,000 residents. Some of these counties have the lowest vaccination rates in the state.

1. Ashland: 15.3 deaths per capita

2. Scioto: 14.9 deaths per capita

3. Adams: 14.6 deaths per capita

4. Jackson: 12.3 deaths per capita

5. Fulton: 11.7 deaths per capita

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