Coronavirus in Ohio Tuesday update: Processing error leads to 4,100 cases reported
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio Department of Health has released the latest number of COVID-19 cases in the state.
The ODH announced Tuesday that a processing error by an electronic laboratory reporting system has caused an artificially lowered, incomplete amount of cases to be released.
Numbers as of Tuesday, Jan. 25 follow:
| Total | Change | |
| New cases | 2,520,112 | +4,163 |
| Hospitalizations | 105,624 | +565 |
| ICU admissions | 12,562 | +45 |
| Deaths* | 32,489 | 502 |
The 21-day case average is above 21,100.
The department reported 4,393 people started the vaccination process, bringing the total to 7,145,161 which is 61.09% of the state’s population. And 9,906 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 | 5,222 | 21.3% | 15.8% |
| In ICU | 1,006 | 23.23% | 16% |
| On ventilator | 680 | 13.26% | 60.97% |
The highly contagious but quickly moving omicron variant of COVID-19 may be past its peak in Ohio, per the latest data on cases and hospitalizations in the state. The COVID-19 positivity rate in Ohio is trending down, with hospitalizations across the state following suit.