Source: Health Policy Institute of Ohio
After nearly two months of coronavirus cases increasing, cases declined in Ohio last week (Source: “COVID Cases Decline in Ohio after Climbing for Weeks,” Dayton Daily News, June 3, 2022).
The state recorded 17,530 COVID-19 cases in the past week, down from 19,546 reported last Thursday, according to the Ohio Department of Health (ODH). It was the first time in eight weeks cases dropped.
Hospitalizations have also declined slightly after climbing over the past four weeks. There were 482 cases reported in the last week compared to 506 the previous week, according to ODH. As of Thursday, there were 753 people hospitalized with COVID.