Ohio reports single-day increase of 594 new COVID-19 cases; 198 additional deaths

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - As of Friday, the Ohio Department of Health said 2,663,019 coronavirus cases have been reported since the start of the pandemic along with 37,410 deaths.

Find out how to get the COVID-19 vaccine in your Northeast Ohio county here

The 24-hour increase of 594 reported cases is a cumulative of all positive test results as a lagging indicator the Ohio Department of Health received on Friday; not a total number of new infections reported in a single day.

An additional 598,983 total cases are presumed to be linked to COVID-19 under the CDC expanded definitions and included in the Ohio Department of Health’s reporting.