CLEVELAND, Ohio - The daily updates from the Ohio Department of Health have almost become numbing; 8,000 newly reported coronavirus cases one day, 7,000-plus the next. Then another 7,000, again and again, almost as if by routine.
But a step back to what the numbers were like just a few weeks ago - not only for cases but also for trips to doctors and hospitals - delivers a harsh reminder of how sharply things have turned for the worse in Ohio’s quest to merely get a handle on the spread of the virus until a vaccine arrives.
| Daily averages over seven days |
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| New cases |
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| | Sept. 23-29 | Nov. 11-17 |
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| Cuyahoga | 41.0 | 539.4 |
| Geauga | 2.7 | 35.0 |
| Lake | 5.4 | 140.6 |
| Lorain | 4.6 | 111.9 |
| Medina | 5.6 | 64.0 |
| Portage | 5.9 | 47.4 |
| Summit | 18.3 | 195.9 |
| Emergency room visits |
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| | Sept. 23-29 | Nov. 11-17 |
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| Cuyahoga | 12.7 | 85.4 |
| Geauga | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Lake | 1.9 | 14.6 |
| Lorain | 2.7 | 16.3 |
| Medina | 2.1 | 11.3 |
| Portage | 1.7 | 6.9 |
| Summit | 5.4 | 29.9 |
| Doctor/outpaitent visits |
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| | Sept. 23-29 | Nov. 11-17 |
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| Cuyahoga | 225.1 | 726.0 |
| Geauga | 7.6 | 38.0 |
| Lake | 28.6 | 163.6 |
| Lorain | 25.7 | 123.7 |
| Medina | 16.3 | 75.0 |
| Portage | 15.4 | 40.4 |
| Summit | 44.3 | 157.3 |
| New hospitalizations |
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| | Sept. 23-29 | Nov. 11-17 |
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| Cuyahoga | 0.7 | 8.3 |
| Geauga | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| Lake | 0.9 | 3.0 |
| Lorain | 0.3 | 4.9 |
| Medina | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| Portage | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| Summit | 2.1 | 15.0 |
