05/23/2021

COVID-19 & Ohio: 44 Percent of Ohio Population Has at Least One Vaccine Dose

More than 24,000 people completed their vaccine dose in the past 24 hours

As of Saturday, 5,151,592 people have had at least one vaccine dose, with 27,457 first doses given in the past 24 hours, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) reported, bringing the Ohio population with at least one dose to 44.07 percent.

More than 24,000 people completed their vaccine dose in the past 24 hours, bringing the fully vaccinated Ohio population to 4,514,511 people, or 38.62 percent of the population.

In the past 24 hours, the ODH reported 871 new cases, bringing total cases since the beginning of the pandemic to 1,096,617. The current reported case average sits at 1,076 cases per day. Current hospitalizations remain under 800, the Ohio Hospital Association (OHA) reported. As of Saturday, 774 people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19, about one in 25 patients.

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