08/03/2021

Ohio COVID-19 Vaccinations Increasing in Response to Delta Variant Surge

Some once hesitant to get the vaccine are having a change of heart

As the Delta variant of COVID-19 drives case counts higher across the United States, some people who were once hesitant to get a vaccine are having a change of heart.

NBC4 Investigates analyzed Ohio Department of Health case and vaccination data (backdated to day of first symptoms and day of shot). We found the seven-day average of cases reached its low point and started increasing nine days before new vaccinations did the same. Both continue to rise, hitting recent high points last Friday.

As of Sunday’s data, Ohio’s seven-day rolling average of first doses administered was well over 7,000, peaking at 7,932 on Friday. That’s the highest since mid-June and nearly twice as many as three Fridays before. The average bottomed out at 4,139 on July 8 before going on their current run.

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