Ohio reports 857 new COVID-19 cases Sunday

Here is the latest on the coronavirus pandemic in Ohio. This list will be updated after 2 p.m. each day.

• As COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations tick up in Ohio, officials urge vaccination
• Ohioans on Medicaid could get $100 for first COVID-19 shot
• Ohio is back over 50 new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents, former benchmark to lift health orders
• Kroger recommends all employees and customers wear masks in stores, regardless of vaccination status

Scroll down to see the latest Ohio COVID-19 numbers

Ohio vaccine tracker

Ohio COVID-19 data as of Sunday, Aug. 1

• New deaths of Ohioans: 0*
• Deaths of Ohioans since start of the pandemic: 20,492
• New and confirmed probable cases: 857
• Total cases since start of the pandemic: 1,130,134
• Current hospitalizations: 644
• Cumulative hospitalizations: 61,939
• Seven-day average PCR test positivity rate: 5.3%
• People vaccinated with at least one dose: 5,773,576 or 49.39% of the population 
• People fully vaccinated: 5,393,091 or 46.14% of the population

* Death totals are reported only on Tuesdays and Fridays.

See past Ohio COVID-19 numbers:

• July.
• June.
• May.
• April.
• March.
• February.