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Ohio to add backlog of COVID-19 cases to daily case counts Dec. 14-16

The state of Ohio said that it will add a backlog of positive coronavirus cases to its daily COVID-19 case counts this week.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio will be adding a backlog of COVID-19 cases to its daily COVID-19 case counts over the course of the next three days, the state announced on Tuesday.

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As a result, the 24-hour daily case counts change will be artificially inflated on Dec. 14, 15 and 16. The state says that the "exact number will be reflected in a disclaimer on the dashboard each day, and will not be finalized until all laboratory files are processed."

The backlog, which occurred due to a manual reporting error at two laboratories, includes 7,699 positive COVID-19 tests. Once fully processed, the cases will be assigned to the appropriate illness onset date.

The backlog includes cases that range from March 7, 2021 through December 3, 2021. The reporting issue that led to the backlog has been resolved.

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