This week’s updates on the coronavirus pandemic

• The region continues to see a decline in COVID-19 case rates and hospital admissions for COVID illness, so much so that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now ranks Allen, Auglaize, Hardin, Putnam and Van Wert counties as low risk in its community levels ratings for the first time since November.

The latest CDC data show an estimated seven new hospital admissions per 100,000 people in Allen County in a seven-day period, while the percentage of staffed inpatient beds occupied by patients with COVID illness fell to 1.9%.

• There were three additional deaths attributed to COVID-19 reported in the five-county region in the last seven days: one in Auglaize County, one in Putnam County and one in Van Wert County, according to the Ohio Department of Health.

• Allen County Public Health will continue 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, through February. The clinic will be closed on Monday, Feb. 20.

Allen County

Cases ` 33,514 ` +75

Deaths ` 507 ` 0

Recovered ` 32,637 ` +86

Auglaize County

Cases ` 14,047 ` +37

Deaths ` 201 ` +1

Recovered ` 13,677 ` +43

Hardin County

Cases ` 8,675 ` +22

Deaths ` 167 ` 0

Recovered ` 8,447 ` +23

Putnam County

Cases ` 9,808 ` +16

Deaths ` 164 ` +1

Recovered ` 9,555 ` +37

Van Wert County

Cases ` 8,098 ` +10

Deaths ` 161 ` +1

Recovered ` 7,917 ` +9

Ohio

Cases ` 3,356,027 ` +8,260

Deaths ` 41,464 ` +109

Recovered ` 3,286,270 ` +9,298

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. 2/2/23

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