COVID-19 pandemic in Ohio

COVID-19 pandemic in Ohio
Map of the outbreak in Ohio by confirmed new infections per 100,000 people over 14 days (updated October 31, 2024)   1,000+   500–1,000   200–500   100–200   50–100   20–50   10–20   0–10   no cases
Percent of total population in each county of Ohio who have started the COVID-19 vaccination (at least one shot) on October 26, 2023   >80%   70 - 80%   60 - 70%   50 - 60%   40 - 50%   30 - 40%   0 - 30%
Disease	COVID-19
Virus strain	SARS-CoV-2
Location	Ohio, U.S.
Index case	Cuyahoga County
Arrival date	January 2, 2020
Confirmed cases	3,858,140[1]
Hospitalized cases	155,030
Critical cases	15,936
Recovered	3,798,888
Deaths	44,401[1]
Government website
coronavirus.ohio.gov

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The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the U.S. state of Ohio on March 9, 2020, when the state's first cases were reported. The first death from COVID-19 in Ohio was reported on March 19. Subsequently, records supported by further testing showed that undetected cases had existed in Ohio since early January, with the first confirmed death on March 17. By April 23, Ohio had 656 confirmed deaths; by May 1, there were 1,002 confirmed deaths. Accurate data was difficult to obtain due to limited test availability. By December 12, a total of 553,461 cases had been reported leading to 31,803 hospitalizations and 7,477 deaths.^[2]

As of October 31, 2024^[update], Ohio has administered the updated vaccine, first available August 2024, to 795,548 individuals, or 6.81% of the population, a change of 98,498 in the previous week.^[3] As of May 11, 2023^[update], the state department of health reported 89,950 hospitalizations and 27,084 deaths since January 1, 2021, among individuals not reported as fully vaccinated, and 6,801 hospitalizations and 1,534 deaths among fully vaccinated individuals in the same time period.^[4]