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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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