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Mahoning COVID-19 deaths skyrocket

YOUNGSTOWN – The Mahoning County Public Health department reported today that the number of COVID-19 deaths in the county jumped from 19 to 28.

The department said the nine newly-reported deaths didn’t happen in one day. The date of COVID-19 death notifications can sometimes be delayed and the “daily increase does not indicate the number of individuals who have died in the last 24 hours.”

Mahoning is now the leader, by far, among counties in the state for COVID-19 deaths.

As of Tuesday afternoon, it was tied with Cuyahoga County with 19 deaths each.

The county department also reported COVID-19 cases are up to 305 today from 300 Tuesday with 138 hospitalizations, up from 134 Tuesday.

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