Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Nearing 18,000 in Ohio; 25 Cases in Hardin County

There were 17,962 confirmed and 781 probable for a total of 18,743 cases of COVID-19 in Ohio as of Friday afternoon.

3634 people were in the hospital, with 1056 of them in intensive care units.

922 people have died in Ohio since the pandemic began.

There were 25 confirmed cases in Hardin County.

The Kenton-Hardin Health Department reported 42 negative results and 14 recovered cases.

Around the region:

Marion County now has 2276 cases, Allen County has 121, Hancock County has 37, Auglaize has 33, Wyandot County has 24, Union County County has 22 cases and Logan County has 18 cases.

The numbers are updated each afternoon at 2 at http://coronavirus.ohio.gov