Three Recent COVID-19-Related Deaths Reported in Athens County | News

According to COVID-19 summary data compiled by the Ohio Department of Health, women between the ages of 60 and 69 die on December 18.

In addition, women over the age of 80 are listed as the date of death on December 14. Men aged 70-79 are listed as the date of death on December 12.

Of the previously reported deaths, one occurred in women over the age of 80 and the other in men aged 70-79. The date of death listed as a female death is November 20th. The date of death of the male deceased is stated as “unknown” in the ODH summary data, while the date of hospitalization for the male is stated as November 17.

Also, three were previously reported the deceased Among men aged 60-69, one death of a woman aged 70-79 was also reported.

The majority of all cases in Athens County are adolescents aged 0-19 and 20-29.Other age groups experienced an increase in cases, as health leaders previously reported that the county had experienced. Expansion to the community You cannot link to OU students.

As of Thursday afternoon, there were a total of 2,926 known cases of COVID-19 in Athens County, according to the Athens County Health Department.

ODH will not update the coronavirus case count on December 25th to protect the holidays and will report both December 25th and December 26th data on December 26th.

Governor Mike DeWine unveiled the first details of “Phase 1B” of COVID-19 vaccine distribution at a press conference on December 23, with the goal of sending state students directly to school by March 1. I have stated.

According to a press release from the Governor’s Office, this next stage will be vaccinated by those who choose to be vaccinated over the age of 65, or who have severe congenital, developmental, or early-onset medical disorders. Will be available. In addition, adults working in Ohio schools have the option of receiving a vaccine. This is intended to help schools return to face-to-face learning.

As more vaccines are shipped to Ohio, local health departments and hospitals will help manage mass vaccination clinics. In addition, advanced paramedics and paramedics will assist in the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine, the press release said.

This Week Athens County Health Department Received a total of 500 doses Of the Moderna vaccines, Jack Pepper, the health department administrator, said 190 was immediately administered to Appalachian Behavioral Healthcare, a mental hospital for mentally ill adults in southeastern Ohio. On Wednesday, the health department began administering COVID-19 vaccine to EMS workers and selected a collective medical facility at the Dispensing Clinic (POD) point at the Athens Community Center.

Before that, Ohio Health First shipment of vaccine On December 15, approximately 2,000 doses were distributed between the Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus and Obrenes.

Ohio Public Health Advisory System

Athens County was reclassified this week as a Level 3 or “Red” county by the Ohio Public Health Advisory System.

In July, DeWine announced the Ohio Public Health Advisory Warning System, a warning system that measures the severity of viruses in Ohio counties with several case indicators. Persistent increase in emergency room visits, persistent increase in outpatient visits, persistent increase in new COVID-19 hospitalizations, and intensive care unit (ICU) bed occupancy.

Athens county caused two Of the 7 indicators Under the warning system: Percentage of new cases per capita and non-aggregate cases.

The system reported that the county reported 274 new cases in the last two weeks. Between December 16th and 22nd, the non-aggregate proportion of counties was 87.1 percent.

According to the ODH, level 1 counties have “aggressive exposure and spread” and level 2 counties have “increased exposure and spread”. No county in Ohio is classified as Level 4, the strictest public health recommendation.