COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Ohio Department of Health released the latest numbers related to the coronavirus pandemic Tuesday.
Numbers as of Tuesday, Jan. 4 follow:
Total | Change | |
New cases | 2,093,074 | +20,411 |
Hospitalizations | 97,684 | +708 |
ICU admissions | 11,860 | +57 |
Deaths* | 29,674 | +227 |
The 21-day case average is just above 14,100.
The department reported 8,306 people started the vaccination process Tuesday, bringing the total to 7,012,836, which is 59.99% of the state’s population. And 24,236 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 | 6,257 | 24.6% | 16.8% |
In ICU | 1,305 | 28.71% | 13.31% |
On ventilator | 842 | 17.12% | 57.15% |
Senator Rob Portman announced he has tested positive for COVID-19. Ohio hospitals are seeing a record-high number of patients due to coronavirus. Researchers discuss why so many people who are vaccinated are getting COVID-19. A former lead White House health official says the omicron variant could mean “the beginning of the end” of the pandemic.