WEDNESDAY UPDATE: State Death Toll Surpasses 17,000

COLUMBUS, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – The death toll as attributed to coronavirus in the state passed the 17,000 mark on Wednesday, with 77 new deaths reported.

There were 1800 new cases, with 50 of them out of Stark County.

Here are the Wednesday numbers:

Wed Feb 24

Ohio: 959,995 (+1842),
17,045 deaths (+77)

Stark: 29,061 cases (+50),
835 deaths (+9)