COVID risk level ‘high’ in most of Lima region
• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday renewed its high-risk advisory for Allen, Auglaize and Van Wert counties. Hardin County was added to the list of high-risk counties Friday, while Putnam County was listed as medium risk.
There were 13.8 new hospital admissions for COVID-19 illness per 100,000 people in the Allen County area in the last seven days, the CDC reported Friday.
Patients with COVID-19 occupied 3.2% of staffed inpatient beds, an increase from the previous week. Still, there were no new deaths attributed to COVID-19 reported in the five-county region in the last week, the Ohio Department of Health reported Thursday.
Public health officials are urging residents in high-risk communities to wear well-fitting masks in indoor public places and to stay up to date with their COVID-19 vaccines. Anyone who develops symptoms consistent with COVID-19 should get tested to avoid spreading the virus.
Allen County
Cases ` 29,503 ` +214
Deaths ` 481 ` 0
Recovered ` 28,257 ` +226
Auglaize County
Cases ` 12,479 ` +144
Deaths ` 190 ` 0
Recovered ` 11,805 ` +95
Hardin County
Cases ` 7,622 ` +75
Deaths ` 161 ` 0
Recovered ` 7,265 ` +59
Putnam County
Cases ` 8,861 ` +47
Deaths ` 159 ` 0
Recovered ` 8,568 ` +43
Van Wert County
Cases ` 7,212 ` +64
Deaths ` 149 ` 0
Recovered ` 6,905 ` +64
Ohio
Cases ` 2,976,027 ` +27,785
Deaths ` 39,133 ` +98
Recovered ` 2,852,771 ` +24,363
Recovered defined as symptom onset more than 21 days prior, not deceased. Only verified deaths included now.
Source: coronavirus.ohio.gov
Updated 2 p.m. 8/4/22
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