The tallies on this page include probable and confirmed cases and deaths.Ĭonfirmed cases and deaths, which are widely considered to be an undercount of the true toll, are counts of individuals whose coronavirus infections were confirmed by a molecular laboratory test. Ohio added many deaths that occurred weeks earlier. 27 after reporting no data on Thanksgiving. Ohio announced a backlog of cases identified through antigen testing. 25 and 26 after reporting no data on Christmas. Ohio reported data for two days after reporting no data on New Year's Day. Ohio added about 650 deaths from recent months. Ohio added about 2,500 deaths from recent months. Ohio added about 1,125 deaths from recent months. Ohio changed its methodology for reporting coronavirus deaths to use death certificates, resulting in a one-time decrease. Ohio added more than 400 deaths of residents who died out of state. Ohio added cases from recent weeks after resolving a technical issue. Ohio did not announce new cases and deaths for the Thanksgiving holiday. Ohio added a backlog of about 1,725 cases dating back to September 2021. Ohio did not announce new cases and deaths for the Christmas holiday. Ohio did not announce new cases and deaths on New Year's Day. More about reporting anomalies or changes The Times has identified reporting anomalies or methodology changes in the data. Department of Health and Human Services and are subject to historical revisions. Hospitalizations and test positivity are reported based on dates assigned by the U.S. viral test specimens tested by laboratories and state health departments and reported to the federal government. Hospitalization numbers early in the pandemic are undercounts due to incomplete reporting by hospitals to the federal government.
Dips and spikes could be due to inconsistent reporting by hospitals. Figures for Covid patients in hospitals and I.C.U.s are the most recent number of patients with Covid-19 who are hospitalized or in an intensive care unit on that day. Cases and deaths data are assigned to dates based on when figures are publicly reported. The seven-day average is the average of the most recent seven days of data. Department of Health and Human Services (test positivty, hospitalizations, I.C.U. 14 About this data Sources: State and local health agencies (cases, deaths) U.S.