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Clermont, Brown among 12 red counties in Ohio's new public health advisory
Updated: 3:00 PM EDT Aug 13, 2020
Ohio's newest county-by-county risk level map was released Thursday afternoon, showing 12 Ohio counties in the red. Twelve counties, including Brown, Clermont, Cuyahoga, Erie, Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, Lucas, Marion, Mercer, Montgomery and Muskingum, are now listed at Red Level 3, which indicates a very high exposure and spread of the virus.Clermont County has moved back to a red county, previously listed as an orange county (indicating increased spread). Brown County is listed as red for the first time since the map was introduced in early June. Nine counties have dropped off from orange to yellow, including Adams, Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Knox, Lake, Paulding, Pike and Williams counties. Yellow indicates what Gov. Mike DeWine calls an "active exposure and spread" of the virus, the lowest level in the state. MOBILE USERS CAN CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE NEW INTERACTIVE MAP, UPDATED AUG. 13. 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: ALERT LEVEL 1: A county has triggered zero or one of the seven indicators, and there is active exposure and spread.ORANGE: ALERT LEVEL 2: A county has triggered two or three of the seven indicators, and there is increased risk of exposure and spread.RED: ALERT LEVEL 3: A county has triggered four or five of the seven indicators, and there is very high exposure and spread.PURPLE: ALERT LEVEL 4: A county has triggered six to seven of the indicators, and there is severe exposure and spread. Stay home as much as possible. No counties are in purple right now.There are seven different data indicators to determine the four levels, state officials said. Each data indicator helps identify the risk factor for each county. Those seven factors are as follows:NEW CASES PER CAPITA: When the data show that a county has had an average of 50 cases per 100,000 people over a two week period, that triggers a flag for an increasing case rate. Using this data means we are taking into account population of a county when monitoring cases increase.SUSTAINED INCREASE IN NEW CASES: If the number of new cases in a county continually increases, that’s another indicator of virus spread. A county will be flagged for meeting this indicator if the data show at least a five-day period of sustained new case growth.PROPORTION OF CASES NOT CONGREGATE CASES: Data showing more than 50% of new cases originating from non-congregate settings during at least one of the past three weeks will trigger a flag on this indicator.SUSTAINED INCREASE IN ER VISITS: ER data will show us the trend in the number of people who visit an emergency department with COVID-19 symptoms or a COVID diagnosis as a result of the visit. A county is flagged when there is an increase in such ER visits over a five-day period.SUSTAINED INCREASE IN OUTPATIENT VISITS: This data set looks at the number of people visiting outpatient settings, including telehealth appointments, with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 symptoms. A county is flagged when there is an increase over a five-day period.SUSTAINED INCREASE IN NEW COVID-19 HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS: When the numbers show at least a five-day period of sustained growth in the number of county residents with COVID-19 who are admitted to a hospital, the county will be flagged for meeting this indicator.ICU BED OCCUPANCY: This indicator looks at regional data for both COVID-19 and non-COVID use of ICU beds. A county is flagged for this indicator when the regional ICU occupancy goes above 80% for at least three of the last seven days.
Ohio's newest county-by-county risk level map was released Thursday afternoon, showing 12 Ohio counties in the red.
Twelve counties, including Brown, Clermont, Cuyahoga, Erie, Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, Lucas, Marion, Mercer, Montgomery and Muskingum, are now listed at Red Level 3, which indicates a very high exposure and spread of the virus.
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Clermont County has moved back to a red county, previously listed as an orange county (indicating increased spread).
Brown County is listed as red for the first time since the map was introduced in early June.
Nine counties have dropped off from orange to yellow, including Adams, Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Knox, Lake, Paulding, Pike and Williams counties. Yellow indicates what Gov. Mike DeWine calls an "active exposure and spread" of the virus, the lowest level in the state.
MOBILE USERS CAN CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE NEW INTERACTIVE MAP, UPDATED AUG. 13.
YELLOW: ALERT LEVEL 1: A county has triggered zero or one of the seven indicators, and there is active exposure and spread.
ORANGE: ALERT LEVEL 2: A county has triggered two or three of the seven indicators, and there is increased risk of exposure and spread.
RED: ALERT LEVEL 3: A county has triggered four or five of the seven indicators, and there is very high exposure and spread.
PURPLE: ALERT LEVEL 4: A county has triggered six to seven of the indicators, and there is severe exposure and spread. Stay home as much as possible. No counties are in purple right now.
There are seven different data indicators to determine the four levels, state officials said. Each data indicator helps identify the risk factor for each county. Those seven factors are as follows:
- NEW CASES PER CAPITA: When the data show that a county has had an average of 50 cases per 100,000 people over a two week period, that triggers a flag for an increasing case rate. Using this data means we are taking into account population of a county when monitoring cases increase.
- SUSTAINED INCREASE IN NEW CASES: If the number of new cases in a county continually increases, that’s another indicator of virus spread. A county will be flagged for meeting this indicator if the data show at least a five-day period of sustained new case growth.
- PROPORTION OF CASES NOT CONGREGATE CASES: Data showing more than 50% of new cases originating from non-congregate settings during at least one of the past three weeks will trigger a flag on this indicator.
- SUSTAINED INCREASE IN ER VISITS: ER data will show us the trend in the number of people who visit an emergency department with COVID-19 symptoms or a COVID diagnosis as a result of the visit. A county is flagged when there is an increase in such ER visits over a five-day period.
- SUSTAINED INCREASE IN OUTPATIENT VISITS: This data set looks at the number of people visiting outpatient settings, including telehealth appointments, with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 symptoms. A county is flagged when there is an increase over a five-day period.
- SUSTAINED INCREASE IN NEW COVID-19 HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS: When the numbers show at least a five-day period of sustained growth in the number of county residents with COVID-19 who are admitted to a hospital, the county will be flagged for meeting this indicator.
- ICU BED OCCUPANCY: This indicator looks at regional data for both COVID-19 and non-COVID use of ICU beds. A county is flagged for this indicator when the regional ICU occupancy goes above 80% for at least three of the last seven days.
August 14, 2020 at 02:00AM
https://www.wlwt.com/article/clermont-brown-among-12-red-counties-in-ohios-new-public-health-advisory/33597615
Clermont, Brown among 12 red counties in Ohio's new public health advisory - WLWT Cincinnati
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