Coronavirus: 4,191 cases, 51 deaths reported Saturday

People lined up Thursday to takes advantage of the free testing for the Coronavirus at the Five Rivers Health Centers pop up test site at the Samaritan Health Center. MARSHALL GORBYSTAFF

People lined up Thursday to takes advantage of the free testing for the Coronavirus at the Five Rivers Health Centers pop up test site at the Samaritan Health Center. MARSHALL GORBYSTAFF
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By Micah Karr
Jan 30, 2021
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In the past 24 hours, the state reported 4,191 new cases of coronavirus, bringing total cases since March of 2020 to 892,781. Yesterday, the state passed 11,000 deaths from coronavirus, the Ohio Department of Health reported.

New cases per day are falling, with a 21-day average of 5,800. Within the past day, 51 more deaths were reported, bringing total deaths to 11,121.

Since March, 46,135 people have been hospitalized, with 183 hospitalizations reported in the past day, ODH reported. The 21-day average for hospitalizations is 242 people every day.

Currently, 2,506 people are hospitalized in Ohio, a 17 percent drop in patients in the past week. Currently, about one in eight patients are COVID-19 positive, the Ohio Hospital Association reported. In southwest Ohio, 752 people are currently hospitalized.

ExploreCoronavirus: Deadline for Bar and Restaurant Assistance Fund is tomorrow

Tomorrow is the deadline to apply for the Bar and Restaurant Assistance fund. Bars and restaurants with on-premise liquor permits can apply for an assistance payment of $2,500. The fund is non-competitive.

Governor Mike DeWine has designated $38.7 million of funding received by the State of Ohio from the federal CARES Act to provide payments to bars and restaurants to help them through the financial difficulties experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic, the state’s website reported. The deadline to apply is January 31.

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Micah Karr, a Beavercreek native has been on a breaking news desk since 2019. She has been part of Ohio Newspapers' Breaking News Team since March 2020 and has enjoyed every minute of it. She is a graduate of Wright State's Media Studies program. Before she worked with Cox Media, she wrote for Wright State's Newsroom.