For the third day straight, the number of new Covid-19 cases in Ohio fell below 1,000, a continued sign of the disease beginning to wane as more Ohioans get vaccinated. 

At 72, the number of new hospitalizations from the previous day remains below 100 for the second day in a row. 

Case positivity stands at 3.4 percent, a number which tracks how many of those tested for the virus actually test positive. Five percent has long been a benchmark for when it is safe to safely reopen, which will happen fully in Ohio on June 2 when all existing health orders related to the coronavirus will be lifted. 

Many of those restrictions are already lifted, especially for anyone who has already been vaccinated. 

That number continues to climb, but at a significantly slower rate than when the vaccine first became available. At one point, there were more than 70,000 shots being given on some days in Ohio. From Sunday to Monday, that number was only 14,011. 

42.74 percent of the states population has had at least one dose of the vaccine, including more than 75 percent of those over the age of 65. 

On Tuesday, the state will launch its "Vax a Million" lottery, which will allow those who are vaccinated to enter into one of five drawings to win $1 million, in an effort to encourage more people to take the shot. 

DeWine also announced that the vaccine will now be available in individual pediatricians' offices who choose to participate, now that the Pfizer vaccine is approved by the FDA for children ages 12 and up.