COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Ohio Department of Health has released the latest number of COVID-19 cases in the state.
Numbers as of Monday, Feb. 14 follow:
| Total | Change | |
| New cases | 2,633,648 | +1,312 |
| Hospitalizations | 110,643 | +99 |
| ICU admissions | 13,030 | +22 |
| Deaths* | 35,005 | N/A |
The 21-day case average is below 5,700.
The department reported 1,202 people started the vaccination process, bringing the total to 7,198,199 which is 61.58% of the state’s population. And 2,690 received booster shots.
The Ohio Hospital Association reported the following numbers related to COVID-19 patients:
| Hospitalized patients with COVID-19 | No. | Percent of total beds | Percent of total beds available |
| Total | 2,199 | 9.3% | 20.9% |
| In ICU | 436 | 10.91% | 26.02% |
| On ventilator | 326 | 6.63% | 68.95% |
Ohio health director Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff acknowledged on Thursday more signs that the omicron variant wave of COVID-19 is receding, as cases drop about as quickly as they rose before an early January peak. With cases of the highly contagious omicron variant of COVID-19 falling from their January peak, new infections reported by schools have fallen for the third consecutive week.
