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COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Department of Health reported 5,399 new COVID-19 cases and 78 more hospitalizations Sunday, and Ohio’s daily coronavirus cases are continuing to decline with case numbers below the 21-day rolling average for most of last week.

The total number of new COVID-19 cases nationwide for the week that ended Sunday was documented at  752,145, a decline of 11 percent from the previous week.

There have been 1,467,331 cases, 75,467 hospitalizations, and 22,819 deaths in Ohio since the start of the pandemic in March of 2020. The 21-day case average has fallen from above 6,000 to 5,720, and as of Oct. 10. 50.77% of Ohioans are fully vaccinated.

Cases of coronavirus are also declining nationwide. The U.S. averaged 95,917 new COVID cases a day last week, a 44% decline from a peak average reached in mid-September. And the number of reported cases have dropped by 11 percent nationwide in the lat week, deaths remain steady. Some 1.5 million cases of coronavirus have been reported in Ohio, coupled with roughly 2,800 deaths. Nationwide, some 45 million cases have been reported along with more than 733,000 deaths.

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