The state reported 10,359 new COVID-19 cases Friday.

Of the new cases, 201 were in Mahoning County, 170 in Trumbull County and 78 in Columbiana County, according to the Ohio Department of Health dashboard.

In a one-week period between Dec. 4 and Friday, 2,205 new cases were reported in Mahoning County, 1,674 in Trumbull County and 784 in Columbiana County.

Contrasted with the week between Nov. 4 and Nov. 11, the Mahoning Valley is experiencing significantly more cases. Between Nov. 4 and Nov. 11, Mahoning County saw 626 cases, Trumbull County 598 and Columbiana County 233.

For added contrast:

l On Sept. 22, the three counties reported zero new coronavirus cases. And, during the one-week period between Sept. 15 and Sept. 22, Mahoning County reported just 36 cases, Trumbull County, 29, and Columbiana County, 19.

l Between Sept. 22 and Friday, cases increased by 355 percent, from 1,852 to 8,426 in Trumbull County; by 276 percent, from 3,002 to 11,297 in Mahoning County; and by 156 percent in Columbiana County, from 1,921 to 4,915.

The state reported 128 new deaths, well above the three-week average of 70 deaths a day. Two of the reported deaths were in Trumbull County, one in Mahoning County and was in Columbiana County.

Gov. Mike DeWine issued a proclamation Friday giving the Ohio National Guard the authority to provide security in local jails, if needed.

“The proclamation was issued in response to the significant number of COVID-19 infections amongst state, county, and local corrections officers that has reduced staffing levels required to maintain safe and adequate security at some facilities,” according to DeWine’s office.

A previous order allowed the Guard to provide security in state prisons, but the Friday proclamation allows it to assist in any confinement facility in the state.

COVID-19 by the numbers

The number of cases, changes in cases and deaths in counties in the region and statewide as of Friday:

County Cases Change since Change since Deaths

yesterday last week

Trumbull 8,426 +170 +1,674 174

Mahoning 11,297 +201 +2,205 311

Columbiana 4,915 +78 +784 110

Ohio 542,209 +10,359 +95,360 7,426

SOURCE: Ohio Department of Health