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The number of COVID-19 cases in Ohio has increased daily for the past three days. There were 6,296 new cases reported Wednesday compared to 5,533 Tuesday, 4,212 Monday and 3,445 Sunday.
The cases reported Wednesday was the highest for Ohio since 6,530 were reported Sept. 30.
The 6,296 COVID-19 cases Wednesday is up from the daily average of 6,025 for the past 21 days, according to the Ohio Department of Health. Wednesday's total includes 400 cases in Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties combined.
The state had a total of 1,445,786 COVID-19 cases as of Wednesday with 1,309,552 presumed recovered.
The ODH usually provides death information on Tuesdays and Fridays. There were 22,490 total COVID-19 deaths as of Tuesday.
Mahoning County had 28,861 total COVID-19 cases as of Wednesday with 25,662 presumed recovered and 658 deaths.
Trumbull County had 21,455 total COVID-19 cases as of Wednesday with 18,965 presumed recovered and 534 deaths.
Columbiana County had 12,838 total COVID-19 cases as of Wednesday with 11,163 presumed recovered and 249 deaths.
VACCINATIONS
There were 6,344,385 people, 54.28 percent of the state's population, who at least had started getting inoculated as of 6 a.m. Wednesday, including 7,086 in the previous 24 hours, according to the ODH.
In Mahoning County, 52.3 percent of the population (119,600 people) had received at least one dose, while 50.09 percent of the population in Trumbull County (99,157 people) and 42.68 percent in Columbiana County (43,486 people) had as of 6 a.m. Wednesday, according to the ODH.
There were 5,902,828 people, 50.5 percent of the state's population, who finished the vaccinations as of 6 a.m. Wednesday, including 7,661 in the prior 24 hours.
In Mahoning County, 48.75 percent of the population (111,517 people) had completed the process, while 46.35 percent of the population in Trumbull (91,761 people) and 39.89 percent of the population in Columbiana (40,645 people) had as of 6 a.m. Wednesday.
A new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services states vaccinations helped about 12,000 new COVID-19 cases and 1,800 deaths among Ohio seniors during the first five months of the year.
The study found that nationally, vaccinations were linked to a reduction of about 265,000 COVID-19 infections, 107,000 hospitalizations and 39,000 deaths among Medicare beneficiaries between January and May.