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Ohio COVID-19 Case Ratio Drops For Two Consecutive Weeks

By Andy Chow

Published April 29, 2021 at 9:06 PM EDT

The metric the state is using to determine if health restrictions can be lifted continues to trend in the right direction. The state's ratio of COVID-19 cases dipped again this week.

The two-week average of cases per 100,000 people in Ohio is now at just over 155. That's down from over 185 a week ago, and from 200 cases per 100,000 Ohioans two weeks ago. But it’s still more than the 50 case ratio Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) said is needed to lift restrictions.

Here is the state's case ratio by week since DeWine announced that goal in early March:

March 10 - 156 cases per 100,000 people

March 18 - 143 cases per 100,000 people

March 25 - 146 cases per 100,000 people

April 1 - 167 cases per 100,000 people

April 8 - 183 cases per 100,000 people

April 15 - 200 cases per 100,000 people

April 22 - 185 cases per 100,000 people

April 29 - 155 cases per 100,000 people

DeWine said the drop can be attributed to more people getting vaccinated and continued compliance of the mask mandate.

Just under 40% of the state's total population has received at least the first dose of one of the coronavirus vaccines, but the number of people starting the vaccination process has slowed.