'Total' Deaths From COVID-19 Hit 1,610 In Ohio

OHIO — Ohio's "total" death toll from coronavirus reached 1,610 Saturday, state health officials announced. That figure includes the state's "probable" COVID-19 deaths.

Ohio's first death from COVID-19 was confirmed on March 20. More than 25,000 cases of the virus have been confirmed in Ohio.

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Here are the latest COVID-19 figures in Ohio as of Saturday:

• 25,836 Confirmed Cases
• 1,638 CDC Expanded Case Definition (Probable)
• 27,474 Total Cases
• 4,870 Hospitalizations in Ohio
• 1,457 Confirmed Deaths
• 153 CDC Expanded Death Definition (Probable)
• 1,610 Total Deaths
• 1,300 ICU Admissions

Franklin County has the most cases at 4,420. Cuyahoga County has the most deaths at 839.

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