Ohio Coronavirus Update: 26,954 Cases, 1,581 Deaths

COLUMBUS, OH — There are nearly 27,000 cases of the new coronavirus and nearly 1,600 coronavirus-related deaths in Ohio as of Friday, according to the state health department.

Since the start of the outbreak, at least 1,581 Ohioans have died due to complications from COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, according to state health department data.

To date, there have been a total of 26,954 cases of COVID-19 in the state, and 4,791 hospitalizations. As of Friday, there were 1,277 patients in intensive care.

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Franklin County leads Ohio in confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 4,330 reported. Lucas County leads the state in COVID-19-related deaths, with 204.

Here's the breakdown of the top 10 most impacted counties:

• Franklin: 4,330 cases; 156 deaths
• Cuyahoga: 3,156 cases; 162 deaths
• Marion: 2,436 cases; 15 deaths
• Pickaway: 2,005 cases; 25 deaths
• Hamilton: 1,961 cases; 109 deaths
• Lucas: 1921 cases; 204 deaths
• Mahoning: 1,185 cases; 145 deaths
• Summit: 989 cases; 104 deaths
• Lorain: 585 cases; 56 deaths
• Butler: 558 cases; 16 deaths

Here's the breakdown of cases by age:

• 0-19: 949
• 20-29: 3,501
• 30-39: 4,332
• 40-49: 4,310
• 50-59: 4,592
• 60-69: 3,803
• 70-79: 2,467
• 80+: 2,977

Here's the breakdown of deaths by age:

• 0-19: 0
• 20-29: 4
• 30-29: 11
• 40-49: 24
• 50-59: 86
• 60-69: 228
• 70-79: 403
• 80+: 824

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