• Allen County Public Health will resume its influenza and COVID-19 vaccination clinics from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Mondays and Fridays at the health department, 219 E. Market St., Lima, in January and February. The clinic will be closed on Monday, Jan. 2; Monday, Jan. 16; and Monday, Feb. 20.
• Allen, Auglaize, Hardin, Putnam and Van Wert counties remain at high risk, according to CDC community level ratings.
The latest CDC data show an estimated 36 new hospital admissions per 100,000 people in Allen County in a seven-day period, an increase from the previous week. The percentage of staffed inpatient beds occupied by patients with COVID illness has risen to 8.1%.
• There were two additional deaths attributed to COVID-19 reported in the five-county region in the last seven days, including one in Auglaize County and one in Hardin County, according to the Ohio Department of Health.
Allen County
Cases ` 32,974 ` +155
Deaths ` 502 ` 0
Recovered ` 31,847 ` +223
Auglaize County
Cases ` 13,831 ` +49
Deaths ` 195 ` +1
Recovered ` 13,355 ` +84
Hardin County
Cases ` 8,562 ` +23
Deaths ` 167 ` +1
Recovered ` 8,279 ` +49
Putnam County
Cases ` 9,623 ` +34
Deaths ` 163 ` 0
Recovered ` 9,328 ` +36
Van Wert County
Cases ` 8,025 ` +15
Deaths ` 158 ` 0
Recovered ` 7,767 ` +57
Ohio
Cases ` 3,307,568 ` +13,047
Deaths ` 40,928 ` +88
Recovered ` 3,216 ` -3,197,941
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. 12/29/22
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