Ohio Officials Confirm 973 New COVID-19 Cases, 26 Deaths

COLUMBUS, OH — Ohio again confirmed fewer than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases among residents on Wednesday. But other key COVID-19 metrics are on the rise.

In the past 24 hours, the state health department has confirmed 973 new cases of COVID-19 in Ohio. That's up versus Tuesday, but down versus the state's average of more than 1,000 new cases per day.

However, other deaths and hospitalizations related to the virus continue to spike.

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At least 26 Ohioans died from COVID-19 complications in the past 24 hours. Over the past three weeks, Ohio has averaged 20 COVID-19-related deaths per day.

More alarmingly, at least 116 Ohioans have entered hospitals for COVID-19 treatment in the past day. That's up significantly from the state's averaged 74 COVID-19-related hospitalizations per day.

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

• New cases: 973
• New deaths: 26
• New hospitalizations: 116
• New ICU admissions: 12