OHIO DAILY COVID-19 DATA

As of Tuesday, Oct. 5. All numbers are taken from the Ohio Department of Health's COVID-19 website (coronavirus.ohio.gov), which is updated daily around 2 p.m.

New cases: 5,533

Rolling 21-day average of cases: 6,094

New hospitalizations: 375

New deaths*: 217

Seven-day average PCR test positivity rate: 12.1%

Fully vaccinated Ohioans**: 5,889,372 or 50.38% of the population

*Death numbers are reported on Tuesdays and Fridays

** Vaccine data was not immediately available Tuesday afternoon