Coronavirus in Ohio Thursday update: Latest number of cases to be released at 2pm
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Ohio Department of Health is scheduled to release the latest number of COVID-19 cases in the state at 2 p.m., Thursday.
Numbers as of Wednesday, March 2 follow:
| Total | Change | |
| New cases | 2,656,162 | +1,171 |
| Hospitalizations | 112,591 | +111 |
| ICU admissions | 13,241 | +6 |
| Deaths* | 36,822 | N/A |
The 21-day case average is below 1,700.
The department reported 2,140 people started the vaccination process, bringing the total to 7,228,274 which is 61.84% of the state’s population. And 3,583 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 | 971 | 4% | 18% |
| In ICU | 196 | 4.81% | 23.84% |
| On ventilator | 132 | 2.72% | 71.98% |
Franklin County Public Health announced Monday that it will be rescinding the county’s universal mask advisory. Columbus Public Health is recommending that the cities of Columbus and Worthington end their mask requirements on Monday, March 7. The CDC outlined new measures to determine where masks should be worn in public, which means a change in Columbus and central Ohio.
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