COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Department of Health reported 895 new COVID-19 cases in the state today, bringing the total number of cases to 123,157.
The number of new cases today is lower than the rolling 21-day average of daily cases, which is 1,020. These numbers include both cases confirmed by a viral test and cases that meet the CDC's definition of probable. There have been 116,666 confirmed COVID-19 cases to date, which account for 95% of total cases.
There were 90 new cases reported in Cuyahoga County today. Cleveland reported 27 new cases and six deaths.
There have now been 4,138 coronavirus-related deaths across the state, an increase of 10 over the previous day, lower than the 21-day average of 22.
The ODH reported 59 new hospitalizations today, with seven ICU admissions, both under the 21-day averages of 83 and 13, respectively.
As of today, 102,631 Ohioans are presumed recovered from the disease, according to the ODH.
There were 25,199 tests done on Aug. 22, the latest day this data from the ODH was available. Of those tests, 3.9% were positive, compared to the rolling 7-day average positivity rate, which is 4.4% Click here for details on where to get a COVID-19 test in your area.
The median age of patients is 42 with the age range for infected patients from younger than 1 year old to 109 years old.
View more data from the ODH on their COVID-19 dashboard here.
Note: Some of the charts above are updated with new data daily, and after 24 hours, may not reflect the statistics at the time this story was published.
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