COVID-19 Alert - May 13
By the Numbers:
Individuals Tested: 11,984,433
Individuals Vaccinated (Started): 4,893,766
Cases Per 100,000 residents: 155.6
Total Cases: 1,087,182
Case Increase in Last 24-Hour Period: 1,449
21 Day Reported Case Average: 1,371
Total Deaths: 19,441
Deaths Reported in Last 24-Hour Period: 0
21 Day Reported Death Average: 19
Total Hospitalizations: 57,718
Hospitalization Increase in Last 24-Hour Period: 173
21 Day Reported Hospitalizations Average: 114
Total ICU Admissions: 7,953
ICU Admissions Increase in Last 24-Hour Period: 14
21 Day Reported ICU Admissions Average: 13
Expiration of Most Health Orders on June 2:
The Ohio Department of Health will remove most pandemic health orders on June 2nd. The timeline will allow any Ohioan who has not yet received a COVID-19 vaccine to obtain one to protect themselves and others before the lifting of coronavirus mitigation protocols.
Measures being removed will include facial covering protocols, social distancing guidelines, and capacity restrictions for indoor and outdoor events.
Governor DeWine announced that any pandemic health orders that would remain solely relate to either:
1.) nursing homes and assisted living facilities, which will also to have federal safety protocols, and
2.) data collection related to the pandemic.
$1 Million Vaccine Incentives/Statewide Drawings:
In an effort to increase the number of Ohioans who currently have not taken a COVID-19 vaccine to get vaccinated, Governor DeWine announced a series of statewide drawings to help incentivize vaccinations.
Ohioans under the age of 18 who are eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine will be entered into a drawing for a four-year full scholarship to any of Ohio's state colleges and universities, including full tuition, room, and board.
Ohioans aged 18 and older will be entered into a weekly drawing with a prize of up to $1 million.
A total of five weekly drawings for each prize will take place, with the first winners being announced on May 26th. Winners must have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by the date of the respective drawing.
The drawings will be administered by the Ohio Department of Health, with technical assistance from the Ohio Lottery Commission, and will be funded through existing allocations to the Ohio Department of Health of unexpended coronavirus relief funds.
Further details and contest rules will be announced by the Ohio Department of Health and the Ohio Lottery Commission next week during a briefing to news media.