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Lima News - 9/23/2022
Sep. 23----The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday elevated Allen County's COVID-19 exposure risk from medium to high.
There were an estimated 11.3 new hospital admissions per 100,000 people in Allen County in the last seven days, a slight decline from the previous week. Patients with COVID-19 illness also declined in the last week, occupying 2.6% of staffed hospital beds.
Hardin County remains at high risk for COVID-19 exposure as well, while Auglaize, Putnam and Van Wert counties were rated as medium risk by the CDC Thursday.
—There was one additional death attributed to COVID-19 reported in Allen County in the last seven days, according to the Ohio Department of Health. No other COVID-19-related deaths were reported in the five-county region Thursday.
Allen County
Cases ' 30,953 ' +135
Deaths ' 485 ' +1
Recovered ' 29,867 ' +215
Auglaize County
Cases ' 13,036 ' +60
Deaths ' 190 ' 0
Recovered ' 12,581 ' +71
Hardin County
Cases ' 8,107 ' +48
Deaths ' 162 ' 0
Recovered ' 7,747 ' +91
Putnam County
Cases ' 9,174 ' +28
Deaths ' 159 ' 0
Recovered ' 8,859 ' +49
Van Wert County
Cases ' 7,529 ' +51
Deaths ' 150 ' 0
Recovered ' 7,265 ' +36
Ohio
Cases ' 3,131,645 ' +14,536
Deaths ' 39,767 ' +92
Recovered ' 3,034,451 ' +25,178
Recovered defined as symptom onset more than 21 days prior, not deceased. Only verified deaths included now.
Source: coronavirus.ohio.gov
Updated 2 p.m.9/22/22
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