CLEVELAND, Ohio – Eight Ohio counties went into “red” status in the state’s color-coded coronavirus alert system, with Allen County marked as next to Level 4, or “purple” status.
That makes 23 of 88 counties enter Level 3, the second-highest-risk alert category.
Tier 4 status is when there is severe exposure and it spreads in a community. Northwestern Allen County, which contains Lima, has reported 110 coronaviruses in the past 14 days, 23% of all cases the county has experienced.
Allen County meets six indicators that calculate risk status. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine said in a briefing that family and friends on group trips and having pool parties contributed to the increase in cases. One trip led to 15 confirmed cases.
Counties moving to red today include:
– Clark: 84 cases per 100,000 residents in the last two weeks.
– Challenge: 79 cases per 100,000 residents in the last two weeks.
– Erie: 119 cases per 100,000 residents in the last two weeks.
– Hardin: 51 cases for every 100.00 residents in the last two weeks.
– Enrique: 159 cases per 100,000 residents in the last two weeks.
– Lawrence: 124 cases per 100,000 residents in the last two weeks.
– Marion 87.6 cases per 100,000 residents in the last two weeks.
– Medina: 61.8 cases per 100,000 residents in the last two weeks.
A case number per 100,000 residents greater than 100 places the county as a “high incidence” county by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
DeWine noted that the increased spread in many of these counties was fueled by events such as out-of-state travel and
Two counties remain in the “red” category despite reducing the number of risk indicators because the numbers of cases still adjust to the “high incidence” level.
Franklin County has had 225 cases per 100,000 residents in the past two weeks, and Licking County has had more than 110 cases per 100,000 residents.
Four counties went into “orange” status in red:
– Butler
– Lorain
– Summit
– wood
Two are about to be “high incidence” counties: Wood and Butler.
