CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Eight Ohio counties moved to “red” status on the state’s color-coded coronavirus alert system, with Allen County marked as approaching Level 4, or “purple” status.
That makes 23 counties out of 88 that fall into level 3 status, the second-highest risk alert category.
Level 4 status is when there is severe exposure and spread in a community. Northwestern Allen County, which contains Lima, has reported 110 coronavirus in the past 14 days -- 23% of the total cases the county has experienced.
Allen County meets six indicators which calculate risk status. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said in a briefing that family and friends taking group trips and having pool parties contributed to increase in cases. One trip led to 15 confirmed cases.
The counties moving to red today include:
-- Clark: 84 cases per 100,000 residents in the past two weeks.
-- Defiance: 79 cases per 100,000 residents in the past two weeks.
-- Erie: 119 cases per 100,000 residents in the past two weeks.
-- Hardin: 51 cases per 100,00 residents in the past two weeks.
-- Henry: 159 cases per 100,000 residents in the past two weeks.
-- Lawrence: 124 cases per 100,000 residents in the past two weeks.
-- Marion: 87.6 cases per 100,000 residents in the past two weeks.
-- Medina: 61.8 cases per 100,000 residents in the past two weeks.
A case number per 100,000 residents that’s higher than 100 places the county as a “high-incidence” county by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
DeWine noted increased spread in many of these counties were fed from events like out-of-state travel and t
Two counties remain in the “red” category despite reducing number of risk indicators because case numbers still fit into the “high-incidence” level.
Franklin County has had 225 cases per 100,000 residents in the past two weeks, with Licking County has had more than 110 case per 100,000 residents.
Four counties were moved to “orange” status from red:
-- Butler
-- Lorain
-- Summit
-- Wood
Two are on the verge of being “high incidence” counties -- Wood and Butler.
The Link LonkJuly 24, 2020 at 01:56AM
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Eight new Ohio counties moving to “red” coronavirus alert status; Allen County moved to red with alert - cleveland.com
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