Coronavirus in Ohio Saturday update: Under 3,000 new cases
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Ohio Department of Health is has released the latest numbers related to the coronavirus pandemic in the state.
Numbers as of Saturday, Feb. 5 follow:
| Total | Change | |
| New cases | 2,608,055 | +2,810 |
| Hospitalizations | 108,954 | +153 |
| ICU admissions | 12,864 | +9 |
| Deaths* | 34,217 | N/A |
The 21-day case average is below 12,000.
The department reported 1,543 people started the vaccination process, bringing the total to 7,178,915 which is 61.42% of the state’s population. And 2,967 received booster shots.
The Ohio Hospital Association reported the following numbers related to COVID-19 patients:
| Hospitalized patients with COVID-19 |
No. | Percent of total beds |
Percent of total beds available |
| Total | 3,219 | 13.6% | 20.3% |
| In ICU | 655 | 16.13% | 21.5% |
| On ventilator | 449 | 8.92% | 66.42% |
Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff detailed the latest in the state’s precipitous drop in COVID-19 cases, as the omicron variant wave falls off its peak during a news conference, Friday. Coronavirus cases reported every week by Ohio schools came in under 20,000 for the first time in a month on Thursday, as the state continues to see infections drop from an omicron variant wave peak in January.
Read More: Coronavirus in Ohio Saturday update: Under 3,000 new cases