While Ohio’s coronavirus cases per 100,000 residents climbs to 2,154.8, Cuyahoga County’s

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The omicron variant continues to rage in the state, based on cases per 100,000 residents, except in Northeast Ohio, where it has dropped.

On Thursday, the Ohio Department of Health reported an average 2,154.8 cases per 100,000, up from last week’s 1,883.8 cases.

Cuyahoga County, on the other hand, had 939.5 cases per 100,000, compared to last week’s 1,551 cases.

State health and hospital leaders have expressed optimism that the omicron variant has peaked in Cuyahoga County, which on Dec. 30 led the state in cases per 100,000 residents, at 3,023.

To calculate the rate per 100,000 residents, the state considered all cases with a symptom onset between Jan. 6 to Wednesday. The number excludes incarcerated individuals.

Other Northeast Ohio counties are also lower than the state average:

-Summit County: 1,298.1 cases per 100,000

-Lorain: 1,323.6

-Medina: 1,288.5

-Lake: 1,006.3

-Portage: 1,185.5

-Geauga: 853.2

The top county in the state in cases per 100,000 residents is Pike, with 3,409.9.

Franklin County, where Columbus is located, is at 2,448.2. Hamilton County, where Cincinnati is located, had 2,761.1 cases per 100,000 residents.