Coronavirus In Ohio: 1,047 New Cases, 30 Deaths

COLUMBUS, OH — Ohio again confirmed more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases in a 24-hour period, the state health department announced.

Over the past three weeks, Ohio has averaged more than 1,200 new COVID-19 cases per day. On Tuesday, officials confirmed 1,047 new cases, a slight dip.

However, other key metrics used to track the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic were up.

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Over the past 24 hours, at least 30 Ohioans died due to complications from COVID-19. That's up versus the three-week daily average of 17 deaths per day.

Hospital admissions and intensive care admissions related to COVID-19 were also up Tuesday. At least 126 people were admitted to hospitals with symptoms of the virus, and 23 people entered intensive care due to COVID-19.

Here are all of Tuesday's COVID-19 numbers for Ohio:

• New cases: 1,047
• New deaths: 30
• New hospitalizations: 126
• New ICU admissions: 23