Ohio reports 892 new coronavirus cases; biggest increase in 2 months

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio Department of Health on Thursday reported 892 new coronavirus cases, the biggest single-day jump in cases since a brief period of heavy prison testing in mid-April.

Thursday’s report continued a trend of increases that began on June 18. Ohio has averaged 647 new cases a day over the last week, the highest level since April 24. The rolling seven-day average had dipped to as low as 381 on June 12, before the recent increase.

The increase comes at a time of increased testing in the state, including 15,513 new tests reported Thursday.

“We have increased testing,” Gov. Mike DeWine said in announcing the latest update. “But no analyst that I have talked to believes that the total increase is due to that at all.”

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