Coronavirus In Ohio: Fewer Than 1,000 New Cases Confirmed

COLUMBUS, OH — Ohio officials again confirmed fewer than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours.

On Wednesday, the Ohio Department of Health announced it had confirmed 958 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. In the past three weeks, Ohio has averaged nearly 1,100 new COVID-19 cases per day.

However, cases have been steadily climbing since Aug. 16, when officials confirmed only 613 new cases in a day. Since that date, more cases have been confirmed on each consecutive day.

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COVID-19-related deaths were also up on Wednesday. At least 36 Ohioans have died from the virus in the past 24 hours, up versus the state's average of 23 COVID-19 deaths per day.

Hospitalizations and ICU admissions remained largely level with their averages. Here are all of Wednesday's COVID-19 numbers:

• New cases: 958
• New deaths: 36
• New hospitalizations: 93
• New ICU admissions: 22