Coronavirus In Ohio: 1,200 New Cases, 34 Deaths

COLUMBUS, OH — A day after Gov. Mike DeWine tested negative for the new coronavirus, more than 1,200 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Ohio, the state health department announced.

In the past 24 hours, officials have confirmed 1,204 new cases of COVID-19. Since the start of the pandemic in the Buckeye State, nearly 99,000 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed among Ohioans.

"We're seeing a stabilization in our new cases, but we'd like to see it go down more," Gov. Mike DeWine said Friday.

Ohio is likely to top 100,000 confirmed COVID-19 over the weekend.

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Thirty-four Ohioans died from COVID-19 complications on Friday, the Ohio Department of Health reported. However, less than 100 Ohioans entered hospitals for COVID-19 treatment, a drop from previous days.

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

• New cases: 1,204
• New deaths: 34
• New hospitalizations: 81
• New ICU admissions: 14

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