COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Ohio Department of Health has released the latest number of COVID-19 cases in the state.
Numbers as of Friday, Feb. 25 follow:
| Total | Change | |
| New cases | 2,651,304 | +1,612 |
| Hospitalizations | 112,203 | +147 |
| ICU admissions | 13,204 | +17 |
| Deaths* | 36,580 | +313 |
The 21-day case average is below 2,200.
The department reported 2,516 people started the vaccination process, bringing the total to 7,221,533 which is 61.78% of the state’s population. And 4,076 received booster shots.
The Ohio Hospital Association reported the following numbers related to COVID-19 patients:
| Hospitalized patients with COVID-19 | No. | Percent of total beds | Percent of total beds available |
| Total | 1,202 | 5% | 186% |
| In ICU | 236 | 5.81% | 24.93% |
| On ventilator | 152 | 2.99% | 71.35% |
Ohio National Guard members have completed their mission of helping communities and health workers during the omicron variant wave of COVID-19, Ohio’s health director said Thursday. Ohio’s K-12 schools saw one of their best weeks of new COVID-19 infections this past week, reporting 3,735 cases to the Ohio Department of Health on Thursday.
