96 more coronavirus deaths reported in Ohio, a third of state has completed vaccine:
COLUMBUS, Ohio -Ninety-six more Ohioans were reported Friday to have died with the coronavirus since the last fatality figure earlier this week, bringing the total deaths since the beginning of the outbreak to 19,284.
Another 1,541 new coronavirus cases were reported between Thursday and Friday. There have been just over 1.07 coronavirus cases since the beginning of the pandemic.
The state reports cases daily, following the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s definition of a case, which includes those diagnosed through genetic PCR or antigen tests, or people diagnosed in a clinical setting — experiencing symptoms who are linked to a confirmed COVID-19 case, among other criteria.
The state no longer reports fatalities. It instead relies of the federal government, which releases figures twice a week. The last death figures were released Tuesday, when 19,188 Ohio residents had died with COVID-19.
Between Thursday and Friday mornings, 70,419 more Ohioans completed the vaccine, which means receiving a second dose of Pfizer or Moderna shots or the single-dose Johnson & Johnson shot. This brings the total number of Ohio residents who have been vaccinated to 3.78 million, or 32.95% of the state’s population.
Outside Ohio:
-Across the U.S. 32.3 million COVID-19 cases have been tracked by Johns Hopkins University since the beginning of the pandemic. And 575,000 Americans have died with the virus.
-Across the globe, 150.69 million cases have been tracked, including 3.16 million deaths.
This story will be updated.
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