Cuyahoga County, most northern Ohio yellow for moderate COVID-19 spread for fourth week: CDC map

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cuyahoga County and most northern Ohio counties remained yellow, for average COVID-19 unfold, for the fourth week in a row on the most recent U.S. Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention map.

Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage and Summit counties have been categorised as yellow.

Close by Erie, Trumbull and Mahoning counties have been designated pink, for prime COVID-19 unfold.

Throughout the state, the variety of counties categorised as pink elevated, and people categorised as inexperienced, for low COVID-19 unfold, decreased.

Folks in pink counties with excessive transmission are suggested by the CDC to put on masks indoors. Counties are thought-about to have excessive transmission ranges when group coronavirus circulation may overwhelm native hospitals.

Individuals who reside in yellow-designated counties, and are in danger for extreme COVID-19, ought to ask their healthcare supplier whether or not they need to put on masks or take different precautions, in keeping with the CDC.

The CDC map was up to date late Thursday.

Throughout Ohio, 16 counties have been categorised pink, for prime COVID-19 unfold. As well as, 51 Ohio counties have been designated yellow, and 21 have been inexperienced.

Final week, the statewide tally was 12 red-designated counties, 43 yellow-designated counties and 33 inexperienced.

Counties are categorised as low (inexperienced), medium (yellow) or excessive (pink) below the CDC’s system for estimating the danger of COVID-19 an infection.

The CDC color-coded designations have been launched on Feb. 25. In early March, all of Ohio’s counties have been inexperienced or yellow; none have been pink. In late August, a majority of Ohio’s counties have been pink.

Dec. 22 northern Ohio county designations

Ashtabula County: Yellow (medium transmission)

Cuyahoga County: Yellow (medium transmission)

Geauga County: Yellow (medium transmission)

Lake County: Yellow (medium transmission)

Lorain County: Yellow (medium transmission)

Medina County: Yellow (medium transmission)

Portage County: Yellow (medium transmission)

Summit County: Yellow (medium transmission)

Dec. 15 northern Ohio county designations

Ashtabula County: Yellow (medium transmission)

Cuyahoga County: Yellow (medium transmission)

Geauga County: Yellow (medium transmission)

Lake County: Yellow (medium transmission)

Lorain County: Yellow (medium transmission)

Medina County: Yellow (medium transmission)

Portage County: Yellow (medium transmission)

Summit County: Yellow (medium transmission)

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