Ohio reporting 13,716 new cases of COVID-19 from Tuesday; 310,103 total

COLUMBUS — Ohio has surpassed 300,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19.

According to the latest figures today from the Ohio Department of Health, the state is reporting 310,103 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, or COVID-19, to date — 13,716 more than reported Tuesday, including 869 new cases in the Mahoning Valley.

The Ohio Department of Health on Wednesday failed to update daily coronavirus statistics. In this article, today's statistics will be compared to the latest statistics from Tuesday. The department's website notes Wednesday's data remain incomplete as "thousands of reports are pending review."

During a Thursday briefing, Gov. Mike DeWine said there are about 12,000 coronavirus antigen tests that state workers must still review before they're added to the state's total cases.

Unlike other states, Ohio does not add antigen test results to the total until they're "double-checked," the governor said, meaning the number of new cases reported in the past 24 hours is subject to change.

Of the state's total cases, about 87,962 are presumed to be active infections.

The volume of daily virus testing statewide remained in a slump Monday, despite the previous week's overall improvement. The average percent of positive tests, 12.9 percent on Monday, continues to climb to levels of severity not seen since the height of the first wave of new coronavirus cases in April.

So far this month, agencies statewide administered an average 8,905 more tests per day than in October.

CASES, DEATHS AND HOSPITALIZATIONS

There have been 6,141 confirmed and probable cases to date in Mahoning County; 4,466 in Trumbull; and 3,052 in Columbiana. There have been 298 confirmed and probable deaths to date in Mahoning County; 142 in Trumbull; and 95 in Columbiana.

Since Tuesday's report, there have been 326 new cases in Mahoning County; 382 in Trumbull; and 161 in Columbiana.

Mahoning County's 298 COVID-19 deaths is now the 6th-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 10th-highest number of cumulative cases in the state; Trumbull has the 19th-highest; and Columbiana has the 26th-highest.

Ohio is also reporting 16,512 "probable cases" statewide, which is an expanded case definition provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Statewide, 23,560 people have been hospitalized to date, 4,318 of whom were placed in intensive care units. There have also been 5,522 confirmed deaths to date, along with another 368 "probable deaths".

TESTING AND RECOVERY

So far this month, 794,827 coronavirus tests have been administered in Ohio, an average of about 49,677 per day. A total of 1,263,935 tests were administered in October, an average of about 40,772 per day.

The seven-day moving average for positive tests was 12.9 percent on Monday. That's more than four times the average 2.7 percent reported on Sept. 24, which was the lowest since the pandemic began. That average percent peaked April 20 at 23.6 percent.

Statewide, 216,619 COVID-19 patients are presumed to have recovered from the virus. That includes 3,910 patients in Mahoning County; 2,546 in Trumbull; and 2,226 in Columbiana. 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.

Below are key indicators and current 21-day trends of the virus' spread in Ohio, taken from the state's COVID-19 dashboard. To view a full-size version, click the icon in the upper-right:

This story was originally published November 19, 2020 at 2:40 PM with the headline "Ohio reporting 13,716 new cases of COVID-19 from Tuesday; 310,103 total."