Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine provided an update on the COVID-19 and vaccinations in the state Thursday.
The state reported 11,412 new cases, bringing the total to 596,178 since the start of the pandemic. Deaths rose to 7,895 and hospitalizations rose to 33,745.
The state also said 426,526 people are presumed to have recovered from COVID-19.
DeWine also provided an update to the state's Public Health Advisory Alert System.
Franklin County remains at Alert Level 3 and just one county, Richland, is at Alert Level 4.
Last week, Medina, Portage, Richland, Stark and Summit County were on the state's "Alert Level 4," or "purple" level.
During his briefing Thursday, the governor also announced that CVS, Walgreens, PharmScript and Absolute Pharmacy will be distributing COVID-19 to nursing homes in Ohio.
The governor previously announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had invited the state to take part in an early scaled launch of vaccinations in nursing homes.
DeWine said pharmaceutical companies will vaccinate five and ten nursing homes in the state on Friday.
Cases were lower than expected on Wednesday due to technical difficulties, per ODH. The over 5,400 cases reported was well below the 9,620 21-day average.
Thursday, panels with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reviewed details of the Moderna vaccine. Should the vaccine be approved, it would be the second to be distributed in the U.S.
Over 1,700 people, mostly healthcare workers, have been vaccinated in Ohio, according to the State of Ohio COVID-19 Vaccination Dashboard.
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