Ohio Coronavirus Cases Pass 26,000; 1,625 'Total Deaths'

CLEVELAND, OH — More than 26,000 cases of the new coronavirus have been confirmed in Ohio and there have been 1,625 "total deaths" caused by the illness as of Sunday, according to the Ohio Department of Health.

The "total deaths" figure includes Ohio's "probable" COVID-19 fatalities.

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

• 26,220 Confirmed Cases
• 1,703 CDC Expanded Case Definition (Probable)
• 27,923 Total Cases
• 4,921 Hospitalizations in Ohio
• 1,472 Confirmed Deaths
• 153 CDC Expanded Death Definition (Probable)
• 1,625 Total Deaths
• 1,305 ICU Admissions

The median age of coronavirus patients in the state is 50 and slightly more than half of the case load is male.

Ohi0 reported 449 cases and 15 deaths in the past 24 hours.

You can find the most up-to-date coronavirus figures in the state on the Ohio Department of Health's website.

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