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Coronavirus In Ohio: 1,560 New Cases, 41 Deaths
Ohio confirmed more than 1,500 new COVID-19 cases on Friday.
COLUMBUS, OH — Ohio's surge of new coronavirus cases continued Friday. Twenty-three counties are now classified as "red" for their very high rate of COVID-19 spread, the state health department announced.
In the past 24 hours, 1,560 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed throughout Ohio. That's up versus the state's three-week average of 1,261 new cases per day.
At least 41 Ohioans died from COVID-19 complications on Friday, the state health department confirmed. That's up versus the state's three-week average of 19 COVID-19-related deaths per day.
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Hospitalizations related to COVID-19 also continued to surge Friday, with more than 100 Ohioans being admitted for care. At least 16 Ohioans were admitted to intensive care units due to COVID-19 complications.
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Here are all of Friday's COVID-19 numbers for Ohio:
- New cases: 1,560
- New deaths: 41
- New hospitalizations: 104
- New ICU admissions: 16
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