Ohio sees a spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations, Ind. & Ky. hospitalizations increase
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKRC) - Ohio's Department of Health reported 6,823 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday. That's more than 2,000 higher than the 21-day rolling average, which is also increasing.
Hospitalizations spiked with 457 admissions reported. That's more than 2.5 times the 21-day average. Twenty-eight people were admitted to the ICU. There are 3,147 COVID-19 patients currently in Ohio hospitals.
Indiana's Department of Health reported 2,952 new COVID-19 cases. Eighty-six deaths were reported including one in Fayette and one in Franklin counties.
Dearborn, Switzerland and Franklin counties are now at level 3 red.
There are 2,513 COVID-19 patients in Indiana hospitals. While case numbers have begun to decrease, hospitalizations continue to increase.
In Kentucky, there were 4,468 new COVID-19 cases and 30 new deaths. Hospitalizations also rose from Tuesday with 2,424 COVID-19 patients currently in Kentucky hospitals.
Six-hundred-seventy-four of those patients are in the ICU with 431 on ventilators.
