Ohio’s COVID-19 maps worsens with 7 counties designated red by CDC for high transmission concerns

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The COVID-19 outlook worsened in Ohio this week, with seven counties designated purple, for top COVID-19 transmission, on the newest U.S. Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention map.

The final time Ohio had multiple county designated purple was late September.

Cuyahoga, together with Ashtabula, Geauga and Lake counties, had been categorized as yellow. Medina, Portage and Summit counties had been categorized inexperienced, for low COVID-19 unfold.

Lorain County worsened from yellow, for average COVID-19 unfold, to purple this week.

Folks in purple counties with excessive transmission are suggested by the CDC to put on masks indoors. Counties are thought of to have excessive transmission ranges when neighborhood 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 line with the CDC.

The CDC map was up to date late Thursday.

Throughout Ohio, 35 counties had been categorized yellow, and 46 had been categorized inexperienced, for low COVID-19 transmission.

Final week, the tally was zero red-designated counties, 38 yellow-designated counties and 50 inexperienced.

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

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

Nov. 3 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: Pink (excessive transmission)

Medina County: Inexperienced (low transmission)

Portage County: Inexperienced (low transmission)

Summit County: Inexperienced (low transmission)

Oct. 27 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: Inexperienced (low transmission)

Portage County: Inexperienced (low transmission)

Summit County: Inexperienced (low transmission)

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