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Coronavirus: 11 Ohio counties still in red; Hamilton County downgraded
Updated: 2:41 PM EDT Aug 6, 2020
Ohio's newest county-by-county risk level map was released Thursday afternoon, which showed fewer red counties -- a positive sign for the state. As of Aug. 6, only 11 counties are listed as Red Level 3, which indicates a very high exposure and spread of the virus. Those counties currently include Allen, Cuyahoga, Erie, Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, Lucas, Marion, Medina, Mercer and Montgomery.Last week, 13 counties were listed as red. Hamilton, Henry and Lawrence counties have since been removed, all downgraded to an Orange Level 2 advisory. Mercer County has been added. “Mercer County is our most concerning county in the state right now. The daily case rates in Mercer County have increased more than 200% in recent weeks, and they have had significant community spread. Citizens, businesses, and local officials in Mercer County need to do everything they can to undertake the mitigation efforts we know slows spread of the virus – social distancing, wearing masks, good hand washing hygiene, and reducing interactions with anyone outside your household,” Gov. Mike DeWine said in a news release.That news release was pre-written, as the governor tested positive for coronavirus Thursday afternoon. “We also have good news in Hamilton County, which has moved from red to orange. Hamilton County is a success story. We partnered with community leaders to increase mask usage, social distancing, and testing in the community. Hamilton County implemented best practices, and as a result, has moved their numbers below the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) high incidence thresholds. Hamilton County residents need to keep up these efforts to keep virus spread lower, but they also serve as a model for the rest of Ohio,” DeWine said.More counties are now listed as Orange Level 2 this week, now at 51 counties.MOBILE USERS CAN CLICK HERE TO VIEW AN INTERACTIVE MAP. 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
Ohio's newest county-by-county risk level map was released Thursday afternoon, which showed fewer red counties -- a positive sign for the state.
As of Aug. 6, only 11 counties are listed as Red Level 3, which indicates a very high exposure and spread of the virus.
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Those counties currently include Allen, Cuyahoga, Erie, Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, Lucas, Marion, Medina, Mercer and Montgomery.
Last week, 13 counties were listed as red. Hamilton, Henry and Lawrence counties have since been removed, all downgraded to an Orange Level 2 advisory. Mercer County has been added.
“Mercer County is our most concerning county in the state right now. The daily case rates in Mercer County have increased more than 200% in recent weeks, and they have had significant community spread. Citizens, businesses, and local officials in Mercer County need to do everything they can to undertake the mitigation efforts we know slows spread of the virus – social distancing, wearing masks, good hand washing hygiene, and reducing interactions with anyone outside your household,” Gov. Mike DeWine said in a news release.
That news release was pre-written, as the governor tested positive for coronavirus Thursday afternoon.
“We also have good news in Hamilton County, which has moved from red to orange. Hamilton County is a success story. We partnered with community leaders to increase mask usage, social distancing, and testing in the community. Hamilton County implemented best practices, and as a result, has moved their numbers below the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) high incidence thresholds. Hamilton County residents need to keep up these efforts to keep virus spread lower, but they also serve as a model for the rest of Ohio,” DeWine said.
More counties are now listed as Orange Level 2 this week, now at 51 counties.
August 07, 2020 at 01:41AM
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