Coronavirus In Ohio: 883 New Cases, 4 Deaths

COLUMBUS, OH — Ohio's surge of new COVID-19 cases has begun to slow, according to data from the Ohio Department of Health.

For the second straight day, health officials confirmed fewer than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases. Over the past three weeks, Ohio had been averaging more than 1,200 new COVID-19 cases per day. In the past 24 hours, 883 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed statewide.

Four Ohioans have died from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. More than 3,600 Ohioans have died from complications caused by the virus since the pandemic began.

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Hospitalizations were also down on Monday. Over the past three weeks, Ohio has averaged nearly 100 COVID-19-related hospitalizations per day. In the past 24 hours, there were 64 hospitalizations related to the virus.

Here are all of Monday's COVID-19 numbers:

• New cases: 883
• New deaths: 4
• New hospitalizations: 64
• New ICU admissions: 15