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Ohio COVID-19 Case Ratio Drops For Two Consecutive Weeks

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The metric the state is using to determine if health restrictions can be lifted continues to trend in the right direction. The state’s ratio of COVID-19 cases dipped again this week.

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[Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau]
The two-week average of cases per 100,000 people in Ohio is now at just over 155. That’s down from over 185 just a week ago, and from 200 cases per 100,000 Ohioans two weeks ago. But it’s still more than the 50 case ratio Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) says is needed to lift restrictions.

Here is the state’s case ratio by week since DeWine announced that goal in early March:

  • March 10 – 156 cases per 100,000 people
  • March 18 – 143 cases per 100,000 people
  • March 25 – 146 cases per 100,000 people
  • April 1 – 167 cases per 100,000 people
  • April 8 – 183 cases per 100,000 people
  • April 15 – 200 cases per 100,000 people
  • April 22 – 185 cases per 100,000 people
  • April 29 – 155 cases per 100,000 people

DeWine has said the drop can be attributed to more people getting the vaccine and continued compliance of the mask mandate.

Just under 40% of the state’s total population has received at least the first dose of the vaccine, but the number of people starting the vaccination process has slowed.