TUESDAY UPDATE: 1000+ New Cases

COLUMBUS, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – For the first time this week, the state reported over a thousand new coronavirus cases on Tuesday.

1051 to be exact, with Stark County having 18 of those cases.

302 names of those who passed away with COVID were added to the death count on Tuesday.

Here are your Tuesday numbers:

Tues March 1

Ohio: 2,654,991 total cases (+1051), 36,882 deaths (+302)

Stark: 79,412 total cases (+18), 1663 deaths (+5)