Ohio adds 1,000-plus new cases for the ninth day in a row

COLUMBUS — Ohio reported at least 1,000 new coronavirus cases Thursday for the ninth day in a row.

The state is now reporting 66,540 confirmed coronavirus cases — 1,253 more than Wednesday. So far in July, the state has added 18,318 new cases.

In addition, the state is also reporting 4,061 “probable cases," which is a new expanded case definition provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Statewide, 9,324 people have been hospitalized — 115 more than Tuesday. Of those hospitalized, 2,280 are in intensive care units.

Throughout the pandemic, one-day hospitalization increases have surpassed 100 in 27 days; so far, six of those instances were in July. The state's largest one-day spike in hospitalizations was on May 5 when 166 new hospitalizations were reported.

There are 2,027 cases in Mahoning County; 1,103 in Trumbull; and 1,419 in Columbiana.

Statewide, there have been 2,849 confirmed deaths, including 240 in Mahoning County; 83 in Trumbull; and 60 in Columbiana; along with another 256 “probable deaths."

Statewide, 48,330 COVID-19 patients are presumed to have recovered from the virus. That metric is measured as the number of COVID-19 patients whose symptoms reportedly began more than 21 days ago but who have not died.

Mahoning County's 240 reported COVID-19 deaths remains the fourth-highest among all Ohio's 88 counties, according to the state's COVID-19 dashboard, which presents confirmed cases, hospitalizations and deaths in each county.

Mahoning County has the ninth-highest number of total cases in the state. With an estimated population of 228,683 people and 1,996 confirmed cases as of today, that's about one case of the virus for every 113 people.

This story was originally published July 16, 2020 at 2:39 PM with the headline "Ohio adds 1,000-plus new cases for the ninth day in a row."