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Ohio reports 1,679 new COVID-19 cases, the most daily cases to date

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CORONAVIRUS IN OHIO
Posted at 3:12 PM, Jul 17, 2020
and last updated 2020-07-17 15:12:57-04

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Department of Health reported 1,679 new COVID-19 cases in the state today, bringing the total number of cases to 72,280.

The number of new cases today is the highest the state has seen since the pandemic began, and higher than the rolling 21-day average of daily cases, which is 1,126. These numbers include both cases confirmed by a viral test and cases that meet the CDC's definition of probable. There have been 68,175 confirmed COVID-19 cases to date, which account for 94% of total cases.

There were 230 new cases reported in Cuyahoga County today.

There have now been 3,112 coronavirus-related deaths across the state, an increase of 9 over the previous day, lower than the 21-day average of 15.

The ODH reported 121 new hospitalizations today, with 25 ICU admissions.

As of today, 49,302 Ohioans are presumed recovered from the disease, according to the ODH.

There were 26,925 tests done on July 15, the latest day this data from the ODH was available. Of those tests, 5.8% were positive, compared to the rolling 7-day average positivity rate, which is 6.3%. Click here for details on where to get a COVID-19 test in your area.

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"COVID-19 diagnostic testing data, including total daily tests performed and daily percentage of positive tests, as reported to the Ohio Department of Health (ODH). This data includes laboratory testing from hospitals, private labs and the ODH lab. Data is updated daily and is presented by result date," according to ODH.

The median age of patients is 43 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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