By 1812Blockhouse
There continue to be strong indications that even before the expected arrival of yet another variant, that COVID-19’s foothold in Richland County is getting stronger.
Numbers were released Friday by Richland Public Health that corroborates that view.
Among the numbers, which can be seen below for local, state, and national perspectives, the following are striking:
- Richland County has experienced an increase of 582 COVID cases in the last seven days.
- Over 1 in 20 people who have been hospitalized locally since the pandemic began is currently there.
- With 40,117 new cases in the last seven days for the state of Ohio as a whole, over 14% of that amount are in Richland County.
The statistics shared by Richland Public Health are below. A look at COVID-related deaths in the area follows.
| RICHLAND COUNTY PANDEMIC OVERVIEW: 12-3-2021 | ||
| CONFIRMED CASES | PROBABLE CASES | TOTAL |
| 15,495 | 5,607 | 21,102582 cases in last seven days. |
| HOSPITALIZATIONS | CURRENT IN HOSPITAL | DEATHS |
| 991 | 58 | 350* |
| Individuals on the cumulative list that are presumed recovered: 19,209 | ||
| AGE RANGE: 3 weeks to 102 years with the median age of 46.*verification from CDC on deaths can be delayed by up to 120 days. |
| OHIO PANDEMIC OVERVIEW: 12-3-21 | ||
| CONFIRMED CASES* | PROBABLE CASES* | TOTAL |
| 1,368,351 | 349,525 | 1,717,87640,117 in last seven days. |
| HOSPITALIZATIONS | ICU Admissions | DEATHS |
| 87,504 | 10,868 | 26,851 |
| Individuals who are presumed to have recovered: 1,575,549 | ||
| AGE RANGE: <1 to 111 with a median age of 41.*See explanation above. |
| UNITED STATES PANDEMIC OVERVIEW: 12-3-2021 | |
| CONFIRMED CASES | DEATHS |
| 48,833,400 | 786,000 |
| LAST 28 DAYS | LAST 28 DAYS |
| 2,471,800 | 33,000 |
| GLOBAL PANDEMIC OVERVIEW: 12-3-2021 | ||
| CONFIRMED CASES | DEATHS | VACCINATED |
| 264,438,500 | 5,238,700 | 8,111,039,000 |
| LAST 28 DAY | LAST 28 DAYS | |
| 15,149,700 | 204,000 |
