Coronavirus Case Update: April 7, 2020

Update: April 7, 2020, 4:53 p.m., Trumbull County numbers
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – As of 2 p.m. April 7, Ohio reports 4,782 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Cases in Pennsylvania have reached 14,559.

Data from the Ohio Department of Health shows 300 total cases In Mahoning County with 134 hospitalizations and 19 deaths. The county is currently tied with Cuyahoga County for deaths in the state from COVID-19, the disease spread by coronavirus, and is fifth in the state in total case count. Currently, Cuyahoga County has 911 cases.

Tuesday afternoon, Trumbull County Combined Health District reported 110 cases with 57 hospitalizations and eight deaths.

Columbiana County reports 59 total cases with 36 hospitalizations and five deaths, according to the ODH.

Of all 4,782 cases in Ohio, 1,354 have resulted in hospitalizations, 417 of which are in the intensive care unit. There have been 167 deaths. The median age of those testing positive is 54. Health care workers comprise 20% or 976 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state. To date, Ohio has conducted 50,838 tests.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health reports 1,319 hospitalizations and 240 deaths from COVID-19 in the commonwealth since March 6. Mercer County has 26 total cases and no deaths, while Lawrence County has 29 confirmed cases and two deaths. To date, the commonwealth reports 76,719 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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