Ohio marks the one-year anniversary of COVID-19 in the state
Columbus, OH – On March 9, 2020, the first COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Ohio.
One year later, there are now 838,235 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ohio. 17,662 Ohioans have now died from COVID-19, and 51,097 Ohioans have been hospitalized from COVID-19.
During this year, Ohioans also were put under a stay-at-home order for several months and most all events were cancelled. Ohioans now have to wear masks mostly everywhere in public and stay socially distant from each other.
But the end is in sight, 2,035,203 people in Ohio or 17.41% of Ohio’s population have now begun the vaccination process; and 1,165,232 people or 9.97% of Ohio’s population have now finished the vaccination process. Governor Mike DeWine has also announced that when Ohio gets down to 50 cases per 100,000 people for two weeks, all health orders will be lifted. As of Tuesday, the statewide average of cases per 100,000 is 179.6.
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Governor DeWine signed a order Tuesday announcing the one-year anniversary of COVID-19 in Ohio. The end of the order says, “at this one year mark, it is important to remember and mourn those we have lost to this deadly virus, those who have become sick, and all of their families.”