YOUNGSTOWN — Three more Mahoning County residents died of COVID-19, the county’s public health department said today.

That brings the total COVID-19 fatalities in the county to 31. Mahoning already had the most confirmed deaths from the virus of any Ohio county before today’s report.

The number of cases in the county rose to 358 today from 337 Thursday. Mahoning has the most cases per capita of any county in Ohio.

Of the fatalities, 45 percent were long-term care residents and all but one had an underlying health condition, according to the public health department.