Ross County's COVID new cases flat; Ohio cases holding steady
Ohio reported 23,436 new cases of coronavirus in the week ending Sunday, from 24,067 the week before of the virus that causes COVID-19.
Ohio ranked 15th among the states where coronavirus was spreading the fastest on a per-person basis, a USA TODAY Network analysis of Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the latest week coronavirus cases in the United States increased 10.8% from the week before, with 654,873 cases reported. With 3.51% of the country's population, Ohio had 3.58% of the country's cases in the last week. Across the country, 16 states had more cases in the latest week than they did in the week before.
Ross County reported 246 cases and zero deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 253 cases and zero deaths. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 22,274 cases and 310 deaths.
Pike County reported 122 cases and zero deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 135 cases and zero deaths. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 8,795 cases and 124 deaths.
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Within Ohio, the worst weekly outbreaks on a per-person basis were in Jackson County with 577 cases per 100,000 per week; Gallia County with 515; and Guernsey County with 468. The Centers for Disease Control says high levels of community transmission begin at 100 cases per 100,000 per week.
Adding the most new cases overall were Cuyahoga County, with 2,372 cases; Franklin County, with 2,038 cases; and Hamilton County, with 1,442. Weekly case counts rose in 39 counties from the previous week. The worst increases from the prior week's pace were in Clermont, Stark and Lucas counties.
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​ Across Ohio, cases fell in 48 counties, with the best declines in Cuyahoga County, with 2,372 cases from 2,562 a week earlier; in Franklin County, with 2,038 cases from 2,214; and in Greene County, with 275 cases from 397. ​
In Ohio, ​ zero ​ people were reported dead of COVID-19 in the week ending Sunday. In the week before that, 13 people were reported dead.
A total of 3,049,546 people in Ohio have tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic began, and 39,406 people have died from the disease, Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the United States 94,190,979 people have tested positive and 1,043,840 people have died.
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Ohio's COVID-19 hospital admissions rising
USA TODAY analyzed federal hospital data as of Sunday, Aug. 28. Likely COVID patients admitted in the state:
Last week: 2,322
The week before that: 2,155
Four weeks ago: 2,222
Likely COVID patients admitted in the nation:
Last week: 66,008
The week before that: 66,216
Four weeks ago: 72,118
Hospitals in 20 states reported more COVID-19 patients than a week earlier, while hospitals in 21 states had more COVID-19 patients in intensive-care beds. Hospitals in 25 states admitted more COVID-19 patients in the latest week than a week prior, the USA TODAY analysis of U.S. Health and Human Services data shows.
The USA TODAY Network is publishing localized versions of this story on its news sites across the country, generated with data from Johns Hopkins University and the Centers for Disease Control. If you have questions about the data or the story, contact Mike Stucka at mstucka@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on Chillicothe Gazette: Ross County reported 246 additional COVID-19 cases this week this week
