WEEKLY COVID-19 TRENDS | Ohio COVID-19 spread slows — but Mahoning Valley rate lags

COLUMBUS — The spread of COVID-19 in Ohio has slowed to rates not seen since June 2020.

But, not in the Mahoning Valley.

Ohio continues to report steadily declining rates of new COVID-19 cases and may reach its goal of 50 new cases per 100,000 people in the coming weeks; as of Thursday, that rate sits at 82.3.

Meanwhile, Mahoning Valley counties have risen to the top of the state's high incidence list. Of Ohio's 88 counties:

• 3rd - Mahoning County: 146.5 new cases per 100,000
• 12th - Trumbull County: 105.1 new cases per 100,000
• 18th - Columbiana County: 96.2 new cases per 100,000

Given local vaccination rates, COVID-19 spread could continue, or worsen.

Despite a small bump from Vax-a-Million, vaccinations have stalled statewide at about 45 percent. The Mahoning Valley trails the statewide rate:

• Mahoning County: 43.95 percent;
• Trumbull County: 42.13 percent;
• Columbiana County: 35.86 percent.

May 23 to May 29 in numbers

• 3,564 new confirmed cases were reported in Ohio; a total of 922,126 confirmed cases have been reported as of May 29;
• There have been 583 new hospitalizations; a total of59,144 people have been hospitalized as of May 29;
• Between May 23 and May 29, 154 COVID-19 deaths were reported. The state reported19,859 COVID-19 deaths in Ohio as of May 29;
• Ohio is reporting8,630 people have recovered from the virus between May 23 and May 29. The state reported 1,062,897 total recovered cases as of May 29;
• As of May 29, 45.25 percent of the state population has received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. That's an increase of 137,220 new first doses, down from 188,474 the week before.

Ohio Public Health Advisory System map

The Ohio Department of Health scrapped the Ohio Public Health Advisory System map Thursday, effective immediately.

The system launched in July 2020 and displayed COVID-19 spread and healthcare utilization in each county.

Testing

• The weekly volume of virus testing statewide steadily decreased since reaching an all-time peak on Nov. 25.
• The seven-day moving average for positive tests was 3.1 percent on Thursday, about the same as the all-time low of 3 percent reporter in early March 2021.
• The average for positive tests peaked April 20, 2020 at 23.6 percent.

Vaccinations

• As of Saturday, 5,288,812 Ohioans have started to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, including 100,508 in Mahoning County, 83,412 in Trumbull and 36,538 in Columbiana.
• Statewide, 45.25 percent of Ohioans have started to receive the vaccine.

Here's a look at new first doses administered weekly:

• March 28 to April 3: 461,345 new first doses
• April 4 to April 10: 409,281 new first doses
• April 11 to 17: 289,076 new first doses
• April 18 to April 24: 203,274 new first doses
• April 25 to May 1: 155,312 new first doses
• May 2 to May 8: 121,994 new first doses
• May 9 to May 15: 136,704 new first doses
• May 16 to May 22: 188,474 new first doses
• May 23 to May 29: 137,220 new first doses

Coronavirus week by week

Here's a breakdown of how each complete week of the pandemic has looked like in Ohio so far. Data in bold reflect the peaks in new cases, deaths, hospitalizations and ICU admissions.

March 15 to March 21

• New cases: 221
• New deaths: 3

March 22 to March 28

• New cases: 1,159
• New deaths: 22
• New hospitalizations: 261
• New ICU admissions: 123

March 29 to April 4

• New cases: 2,333
• New deaths: 77
• New hospitalizations: 662
• New ICU admissions: 203

April 5 to April 11

• New cases: 2,448
• New deaths: 140
• New hospitalizations: 853
• New ICU admissions: 246

April 12 to April 18

• New cases: 3,752
• New deaths: 192
• New hospitalizations: 660
• New ICU admissions: 188

April 19 to April 25

• New cases: 5,044
• New deaths: 237
• New hospitalizations: 596
• New ICU admissions: 178

April 26 to May 2

• New cases: 3,554
• New deaths: 279
• New hospitalizations: 581
• New ICU admissions: 128

May 3 to May 9

• New cases: 4,023
• New deaths: 264
• New hospitalizations: 604
• New ICU admissions: 134

May 10 to May 16

• New cases: 3,276
• New deaths: 243
• New hospitalizations: 570
• New ICU admissions: 100

May 17 to May 23

• New cases: 3,452
• New deaths: 299
• New hospitalizations: 567
• New ICU admissions: 129

May 24 to May 30

• New cases: 3,351
• New deaths: 182
• New hospitalizations: 574
• New ICU admissions: 119

May 31 to June 6

• New cases: 2,769
• New deaths: 210
• New hospitalizations: 449
• New ICU admissions: 102

June 7 to June 13

• New cases: 2,485
• New deaths: 176
• New hospitalizations: 404
• New ICU admissions: 104

June 14 to June 20

• New cases: 3,169
• New deaths: 136
• New hospitalizations: 337
• New ICU admissions: 79

June 21 to June 27

• New cases: 4,907
• New deaths: 101
• New hospitalizations: 423
• New ICU admissions: 83

June 28 to July 4

• New cases: 6,519
• New deaths: 96
• New hospitalizations: 487
• New ICU admissions: 136

July 5 to July 11

• New cases: 7,840
• New deaths: 123
• New hospitalizations: 659
• New ICU admissions: 116

July 12 to July 18

• New cases: 9,356
• New deaths: 95
• New hospitalizations: 743
• New ICU admissions: 143

July 19 to July 25

• New cases: 9,050
• New deaths: 164
• New hospitalizations: 632
• New ICU admissions: 126

July 26 to Aug. 1

• New cases: 8,484
• New deaths: 207
• New hospitalizations: 785
• New ICU admissions: 138

Aug. 2 to Aug. 8

• New cases: 7,453
• New deaths: 150
• New hospitalizations: 569
• New ICU admissions: 97

Aug. 9 to Aug. 15

• New cases: 7,345
• New deaths: 150
• New hospitalizations: 784
• New ICU admissions: 113

Aug. 16 to Aug. 22

• New cases: 6,117
• New deaths: 148
• New hospitalizations: 568
• New ICU admissions: 109

Aug. 23 to Aug. 29

• New cases: 6,778
• New deaths: 150
• New hospitalizations: 539
• New ICU admissions: 78

Aug. 30 to Sept. 5

• New cases: 8,168
• New deaths: 127
• New hospitalizations: 520
• New ICU admissions: 80

Sept. 6 to Sept. 12

• New cases: 6,374
• New deaths: 149
• New hospitalizations: 476
• New ICU admissions: 56

Sept. 13 to Sept. 19

• New cases: 6,347
• New deaths: 198
• New hospitalizations: 466
• New ICU admissions: 87

Sept. 20 to Sept. 26

• New cases: 5,871
• New deaths: 123
• New hospitalizations: 435
• New ICU admissions: 72

Sept. 27 to Oct. 3

• New cases: 7,221
• New deaths: 178
• New hospitalizations: 550
• New ICU admissions: 72

Oct. 4 to Oct. 10

• New cases: 8,872
• New deaths: 72
• New hospitalizations: 620
• New ICU admissions: 106

Oct. 11 to Oct. 17

• New cases: 12,047
• New deaths: 70
• New hospitalizations: 654
• New ICU admissions: 114

Oct. 18 to Oct. 24

• New cases: 14,717
• New deaths: 137
• New hospitalizations: 997
• New ICU admissions: 166

Oct. 25 to Oct. 31

• New cases: 18,828
• New deaths: 92
• New hospitalizations: 1,126
• New ICU admissions: 154

Nov. 1 to Nov. 7

• New cases: 28,815
• New deaths: 189
• New hospitalizations: 1,263
• New ICU admissions: 146

Nov. 8 to Nov. 14

• New cases: 42,719
• New deaths: 190
• New hospitalizations: 1,681
• New ICU admissions: 182

Nov. 15 to Nov. 21

• New cases: 50,721
• New deaths: 235
• New hospitalizations: 2,142
• New ICU admissions: 207

Nov. 22 to Nov. 28

• New cases: 58,933
• New deaths: 361
• New hospitalizations: 2,044
• New ICU admissions: 214

Nov. 29 to Dec. 5

• New cases: 57,915
• New deaths: 512
• New hospitalizations: 2,697
• New ICU admissions: 262

Dec. 6 to Dec. 12

• New cases: 64,866
• New deaths: 436
• New hospitalizations: 2,844
• New ICU admissions: 281

Dec. 13 to Dec. 19

• New cases: 50,291
• New deaths: 441
• New hospitalizations: 2,750
• New ICU admissions: 332

Dec. 20 to Dec. 26

• New cases: 42,714
• New deaths: 352
• New hospitalizations: 1,960
• New ICU admissions: 206

Dec. 27 to Jan. 2

• New cases: 40,482
• New deaths: 450
• New hospitalizations: 2,120
• New ICU admissions: 221

Jan. 3 to Jan. 9

• New cases: 44,611
• New deaths: 485
• New hospitalizations: 2,424
• New ICU admissions: 238

Jan. 10 to Jan. 16

• New cases: 39,688
• New deaths: 441
• New hospitalizations: 1,991
• New ICU admissions: 197

Jan. 17 to Jan 23

• New cases: 29,204
• New deaths: 452
• New hospitalizations: 1,637
• New ICU admissions: 162

Jan. 24 to Jan. 30

• New cases: 24,335
• New deaths: 375
• New hospitalizations: 1,450
• New ICU admissions: 175

Jan. 31 to Feb, 6

• New cases: 17,780
• New deaths: 437
• New hospitalizations: 1,342
• New ICU admissions: 150

Feb. 7 to Feb. 13

• New cases: 13,159
• New deaths: 3,554
• New hospitalizations: 1,015
• New ICU admissions: 93

Feb. 14 to Feb. 20

• New cases: 9,405
• New deaths: 350
• New hospitalizations: 825
• New ICU admissions: 98

Feb. 21 to Feb. 27

• New cases: 9,476
• New deaths: 412
• New hospitalizations: 880
• New ICU admissions: 107

Feb. 28 to March 6

• New cases: 7,386
• New deaths: 419
• New hospitalizations: 651
• New ICU admissions: 75

March 7 to March 13

• New cases: 6,770
• New deaths: 380
• New hospitalizations: 668
• New ICU admissions: 61

March 14 to March 20

• New cases: 7,019
• New deaths: 311
• New hospitalizations: 583
• New ICU admissions: 58

March 21 to March 27

• New cases: 7,835
• New deaths: 183
• New hospitalizations: 588
• New ICU admissions: 63

March 28 to April 3

• New cases: 9,342
• New deaths: 116
• New hospitalizations: 619
• New ICU admissions: 63

April 4 to April 10

• New cases: 9,596
• New deaths: 173
• New hospitalizations: 741
• New ICU admissions: 79

April 11 to April 17

• New cases: 10,418
• New deaths: 170
• New hospitalizations: 823
• New ICU admissions: 102

April 18 to April 24

• New cases: 8,003
• New deaths: 129
• New hospitalizations: 771
• New ICU admissions: 82

April 25 to May 1

• New cases: 7,576
• New deaths: 167
• New hospitalizations: 848
• New ICU admissions: 94

May 2 to May 8

• New cases: 6,575
• New deaths: 140
• New hospitalizations: 798
• New ICU admissions: 97

May 9 to May 15

• New cases: 5,078
• New deaths: 103
• New hospitalizations: 669
• New ICU admissions: 70

May 16 to May 22

• New cases: 4,494
• New deaths: 177
• New hospitalizations: 605
• New ICU admissions: 77

May 23 to May 29

• New cases: 3,564
• New deaths: 154
• New hospitalizations: 583
• New ICU admissions: 71

This story was originally published June 1, 2021 at 10:29 AM with the headline "WEEKLY COVID-19 TRENDS | Ohio COVID-19 spread slows — but Mahoning Valley rate lags."