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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

Coronavirus, Featured, Richland Public Health

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