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Latest numbers: Delta variant drives COVID-19 surge in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana

Cases of COVID-19 are again climbing across Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, fueled by the delta variant. Below are the latest statistics, updated daily, via each state’s health department. OHIO (Data as of Monday, Aug. 16)NEW CASES: 1,814TOTAL CASES: 1,161,573NEW HOSPITALIZATIONS: 118NEW CONFIRMED DEATHS: 0 new deaths, 20,614 total* * The state now updates deaths only after death certificates have been processed, typically twice weekly. KENTUCKY (Data as of Monday, Aug. 16)NEW CASES: 2,100TOTAL CASES: 518,987NEW CONFIRMED DEATHS: 9 new deaths, 7,451 total 12.4% positivity rateINDIANA (Data as of Monday, Aug. 16)NEW CASES: 1,902 TOTAL CASES: 803,403 NEW CONFIRMED DEATHS: 16 new deaths, 13,714 total COVID-19 Vaccine Data: + Where Can I Register for a COVID-19 Vaccine?+ Get the Facts on the Vax: Your Vaccine Questions AnsweredFrequently Asked Questions:Where can I find state COVID-19 information?Ohio’s website | Kentucky’s website | Indiana’s websiteAre facial coverings or masks required in Ohio, Kentucky or Indiana?In most settings, masks are no longer required in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. But don’t throw away your mask just yet. Businesses are permitted to impose their own requirements. In Kentucky, masks are still required on public transportation, schools, long-term care facilities and other locations that serve the “most vulnerable,” Gov. Andy Beshear said.What does it mean to be “fully vaccinated?”According to the CDC, people are considered fully vaccinated two weeks after their second dose in a 2-dose series, such as Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, or two weeks after a single-dose vaccine, such as Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine. If you do not meet those requirements, regardless of age, you are not fully vaccinated.These plastic holders will keep your COVID-19 vaccination card safe | Keep your COVID-19 vaccine card safe in a stylish sleeveI’m not vaccinated. What activities should I and should I not partake in?Outdoor Activities:Safest: Walk, run, wheelchair roll, or bike outdoors with members of your household. Attend a small, outdoor gathering with fully vaccinated family and friends. While masked, attend a small, outdoor gathering with fully vaccinated and unvaccinated people, particularly in areas of substantial to high transmission.Less Safe: While masked, dine at an outdoor restaurant with friends from multiple households.Least Safe: While masked, attend a crowded, outdoor event, like a live performance, parade, or sports event.Indoor Activities:Less Safe: While masked, visit a barber or hair salon, go to an uncrowded, indoor shopping center or museum, attend a small, indoor gathering of fully vaccinated and unvaccinated people from multiple households.Least Safe: While masked, go to an indoor movie theater, attend a full-capacity worship service, sing in an indoor choir, eat at an indoor restaurant or bar, participate in an indoor, high-intensity exercise class.

CINCINNATI —

Cases of COVID-19 are again climbing across Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, fueled by the delta variant.

Below are the latest statistics, updated daily, via each state’s health department.

OHIO (Data as of Monday, Aug. 16)

  • NEW CASES: 1,814
  • TOTAL CASES: 1,161,573
  • NEW HOSPITALIZATIONS: 118
  • NEW CONFIRMED DEATHS: 0 new deaths, 20,614 total*

* The state now updates deaths only after death certificates have been processed, typically twice weekly.

KENTUCKY (Data as of Monday, Aug. 16)

  • NEW CASES: 2,100
  • TOTAL CASES: 518,987
  • NEW CONFIRMED DEATHS: 9 new deaths, 7,451 total
  • 12.4% positivity rate

INDIANA (Data as of Monday, Aug. 16)

  • NEW CASES: 1,902
  • TOTAL CASES: 803,403
  • NEW CONFIRMED DEATHS: 16 new deaths, 13,714 total

COVID-19 Vaccine Data:

+ Where Can I Register for a COVID-19 Vaccine?

+ Get the Facts on the Vax: Your Vaccine Questions Answered

Frequently Asked Questions:

Where can I find state COVID-19 information?
Ohio’s website | Kentucky’s website | Indiana’s website

Are facial coverings or masks required in Ohio, Kentucky or Indiana?
In most settings, masks are no longer required in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. But don’t throw away your mask just yet. Businesses are permitted to impose their own requirements. In Kentucky, masks are still required on public transportation, schools, long-term care facilities and other locations that serve the “most vulnerable,” Gov. Andy Beshear said.

What does it mean to be “fully vaccinated?”
According to the CDC, people are considered fully vaccinated two weeks after their second dose in a 2-dose series, such as Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, or two weeks after a single-dose vaccine, such as Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine. If you do not meet those requirements, regardless of age, you are not fully vaccinated.

These plastic holders will keep your COVID-19 vaccination card safe | Keep your COVID-19 vaccine card safe in a stylish sleeve

I’m not vaccinated. What activities should I and should I not partake in?

Outdoor Activities:

  • Safest: Walk, run, wheelchair roll, or bike outdoors with members of your household. Attend a small, outdoor gathering with fully vaccinated family and friends. While masked, attend a small, outdoor gathering with fully vaccinated and unvaccinated people, particularly in areas of substantial to high transmission.
  • Less Safe: While masked, dine at an outdoor restaurant with friends from multiple households.
  • Least Safe: While masked, attend a crowded, outdoor event, like a live performance, parade, or sports event.

Indoor Activities:

  • Less Safe: While masked, visit a barber or hair salon, go to an uncrowded, indoor shopping center or museum, attend a small, indoor gathering of fully vaccinated and unvaccinated people from multiple households.
  • Least Safe: While masked, go to an indoor movie theater, attend a full-capacity worship service, sing in an indoor choir, eat at an indoor restaurant or bar, participate in an indoor, high-intensity exercise class.