Coronavirus Case Update: April 6, 2020

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – As of 2 p.m. April 6, Ohio reports 4,450 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Cases in Pennsylvania have reached 12,980.

Data from the Ohio Department of Health shows 272 total cases In Mahoning County with 117 hospitalizations and 17 deaths. The county currently leads the state in deaths from COVID-19, the disease spread by coronavirus, and is fifth in the state in total case count. Currently, Cuyahoga County has 871 cases and 15 deaths.

Trumbull County reports 102 cases with 49 hospitalizations and eight deaths. Columbiana County reports 53 total cases with 33 hospitalizations and five deaths, according to the ODH.

Of all 4,450 cases in Ohio, 1,214 have resulted in hospitalizations, 371 of which are in the intensive care unit. There have been 142 deaths. The median age of those testing positive is 54. Health care workers comprise 20% or 888 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state. To date, Ohio has conducted 48,378 tests.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health reports 1,145 hospitalizations and 162 deaths from COVID-19 in the commonwealth since March 6. Mercer County has 18 total cases and no deaths, while Lawrence County has 24 confirmed cases and two deaths. To date, the commonwealth reports 70,874 negative COVID-19 tests.

The figures are updated daily by the Ohio Department of Health at 2 p.m. and Pennsylvania Department of Health at noon.

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