There were 7,526 new COVID-19 cases reported Tuesday by the Ohio Department of Health, compared to 4,519 cases on Monday for an increase of 3,007.
There also were 151 additional deaths, according to the latest data from the ODH. This pushes the number of cumulative COVID related deaths to 8,722.
The ODH reported 560 new hospitalizations, with 4,516 COVID patients hospitalized now in Ohio; of those, 1,211 patients are in Southwest Ohio, the Ohio Hospital Association reported. The cumulative number of hospitalizations is 37,636.
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The number of people who have received the first of a two-dose coronavirus vaccine jumped by about 20,000 across the state to 71,625 as of Tuesday’s data from the ODH.
There have been 8,458 vaccines reported administered as of Tuesday in the Miami Valley:
Montgomery County: 2,382
Butler County: 1,574
Warren County: 1,534
Clark County: 1,152
Greene County: 857
Miami County: 440
Champaign County: 200
Darke County: 190
Logan County: 86
Preble County: 43
Those who receive the vaccine must get the same one for both doses for it to be most effective.
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