Delaware
County’s COVID numbers among lowest in area – Delaware Gazette
Delaware County’s COVID-19 numbers proceed to be decrease than surrounding counties, based on a lately issued report.
Knowledge reveals the county had fewer hospitalizations from the infectious illness and the next share of the eligible inhabitants vaccinated than its neighbors, mentioned the COVID-19 Month-to-month Report for Could 2022 from the Delaware Public Well being District (DPHD).
Delaware had 0.47 folks hospitalized from COVID-19 per 100,000 folks within the month of April. As compared, Union County had 1.59, Knox 3.19, Franklin 3.63, Marion 6.12, Licking 7.28 and Morrow 8.58.
As of Could 2, 78% of eligible residents have been totally vaccinated in Delaware County. This was adopted by Franklin County with 68%, Union 65%, Licking 58%, Marion 51%, Knox 46% and Morrow 44%.
There have been no deaths from COVID-19 for the month of April in Delaware, Morrow and Union counties, the info confirmed. The following fewest per 100,000 was Franklin County with 0.45, Marion 1.53, Knox 1.59 and Licking 2.8.
The DPHD mentioned from April 2021 to April 2022, a complete of 75 unvaccinated folks (65%) within the county have been hospitalized resulting from COVID-19, with 40 vaccinated folks hospitalized (35%). There have been 4 unvaccinated folks hospitalized since February, and one vaccinated particular person.
The DPHD mentioned from April 2021 to April 2022, a complete of 94 unvaccinated folks (67%) within the county have died from COVID-19, and 46 vaccinated folks (33%) have died. Since February, 5 vaccinated folks have died, and three vaccinated folks have died.
Since April, the speed of latest instances of COVID-19 within the public colleges has raised to round 250 per 100,000 every week. Nonetheless, that quantity was 1,000 per 100,000 workers and college students throughout a lot of January.
Likewise, instances are lately on a slight uptick, however nothing prefer it was through the peak month of January.
America lately marked a grim milestone with greater than one million deaths from the coronavirus pandemic. On Could 12, American flags have been ordered to be flown at half-staff.
That very same day, international leaders from the U.S. and different nations met on the second World COVID-19 Summit to make “main new coverage and monetary commitments to make vaccines obtainable to these at highest threat, to broaden entry to exams and coverings, and to stop future well being crises,” the White Home mentioned.
The Biden Administration introduced final week that every U.S. family is eligible for a complete of 16 free at-home exams at COVIDTests.gov. Greater than 70 million households have ordered exams, with about 350 million delivered.
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