Coronavirus

Actions

Ohio reports 1,261 new coronavirus cases Monday; deaths, hospitalizations below average

Posted at 3:13 PM, Jul 13, 2020
and last updated 2020-07-13 20:01:10-04

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The State of Ohio continues to report above the 21-day average for coronavirus cases in the state.

Ohio reported 1,261 new cases, bringing their total to 66,853.

The state reported six deaths, which was below the 21-day average of 17.

Hospitalizations and ICU admissions were both below the 21-day average. Ohio reported 73 hospitalizations and 16 ICU admissions.

Cuyahoga County continued the trend of reporting triple digits after recording 151 new cases.

Cleveland reported 66 new cases, bringing their total to 3,248.

The median age of people that have tested positive in the state has dropped to 44. The age range for positive cases is less than 1-year-old to 109-years-old.

As of Monday, 45,194 people are presumed recovered from the disease, according to ODH.

On Saturday, July 11, the latest date testing data was available, 18,294 Ohioans were tested for coronavirus, with 6.5% of those tests returning a positive result. The rolling 7-day average for the COVID-19 test positivity rate is 6.1%.

Note: Some of the visualizations above are updated daily and may not reflect the data on the day the story was published.

Additional Coronavirus information and resources:

Read our daily Coronavirus Live Blog for the latest updates and news on coronavirus.

Rebound Northeast Ohio News 5's initiative to help people through the financial impact of the coronavirus by offering one place to go for information on everything available to help and how to access it. We're providing resources on:

Getting Back to Work - Learn about the latest job openings, how to file for benefits and succeed in the job market.

Making Ends Meet - Find help on topics from rent to food to new belt-tightening techniques.

Managing the Stress - Feeling isolated or frustrated? Learn ways to connect with people virtually, get counseling or manage your stress.

Doing What's Right - Keep track of the way people are spending your tax dollars and treating your community.

We're Open! Northeast Ohio is place created by News 5 to open us up to new ways of thinking, new ways of gathering and new ways of supporting each other.

Click here for a page with resources including a COVID-19 overview from the CDC, details on cases in Ohio, a timeline of Governor Mike DeWine's orders since the outbreak, coronavirus' impact on Northeast Ohio, and link to more information from the Ohio Department of Health, the Cuyahoga County Board of Health, the CDC and the WHO.

See data visualizations showing the impact of coronavirus in Ohio, including county-by-county maps, charts showing the spread of the disease, and more.

The federal government has begun distributing $1,200 Economic Impact Payments to millions of Americans to help relieve the economic burden caused by coronavirus. Click here for everything you need to know about checking the status and receiving these payments.

The CDC and the Ohio Department of Health are now recommending the use of cloth face coverings in public to slow the spread of COVID-19.

Read more about the CDC's recommendation here. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to make a face maskfrom common household materials, without having to know how to sew.

View a global coronavirus tracker with data from Johns Hopkins University.

See complete coverage on our Coronavirus Continuing Coverage page.