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Coronavirus In Ohio: 1,320 New Cases, 38 Deaths
At least 140 Ohioans were hospitalized due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
COLUMBUS, OH — Health officials confirmed 1,320 new COVID-19 cases in Ohio in the past 24 hours.
The Ohio Department of Health released Tuesday's COVID-19 data for the state. Officials confirmed 1,320 new cases, up versus the state's three-week average for new cases.
In the past 24 hours, 38 Ohioans died due to COVID-19 complications, the health department said. Over the past three weeks, Ohio has averaged 20 COVID-19-caused deaths per day.
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Hospitalizations and intensive care admissions related to the virus were also up Tuesday. At least 140 people were admitted to Ohio hospitals due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. Ohio has averaged a little under 100 hospitalizations per day over the past three weeks.
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"These [hospitalization] numbers are not going in that right direction for us," Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday.
Here are all of Tuesday's COVID-19 numbers for Ohio:
- New cases: 1,320
- New deaths: 38
- New hospitalizations: 140
- New ICU admissions: 22
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