Ohio surpasses 150,000 coronavirus cases, including 1,115 since Friday: Saturday update

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This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. (NIAID/TNS) TNSTNS

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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio Department of Health reported Saturday afternoon that the state has surpassed 150,000 coronavirus cases.

There are 1,115 new COVID-19 cases from Friday, which includes confirmed and probable cases.

A total of 4,740 people have died from coronavirus, up 6 from Friday.

Numbers may lag on weekends because of reporting delays.

Confirmed cases are defined by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as people who have tested positive. Probable cases are diagnosed by a doctor when someone has been in close contact with an infected person, among other criteria.

More than 32.6 million people worldwide have or have had the coronavirus and nearly 1 million people have died from the deadly virus, according to data from Johns Hopkins.

More than 7 million people in the United States have or have had coronavirus and more than 200,000 people have died from the infection.

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