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885 COVID-19 cases reported in Ohio as testing increases

Posted at 3:22 PM, May 08, 2020
and last updated 2020-05-08 15:22:40-04

CLEVELAND — The Ohio Department of Health reported 885 new cases of COVID-19 Friday, the highest daily total since April 20.

The daily spike in cases comes as health experts ramp up the number of tests administered around the state.

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Cuyahoga County reported 97 new cases Friday showing an upward trend as testing sites were expanded across the county this week. Cuyahoga County now has a total of 2,668 total cases since early March.

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The biggest spike in cases came in Franklin County, which reported 238 new cases Friday, for a total of 3,615 cases since March.

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For country-by-county case counts and death totals click through the visualizations below.

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NOTE: This visualizations are updated daily and will reflect the current numbers; after 24 hours, they may not necessarily refect the data at the time this story was published.

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