By 1812Blockhouse
The end of the Christmas and New Year’s holiday COVID-19 infection watch is within sight, and local numbers reported Monday by Richland Public Health do show a continued rise in cases.
The statistics are sobering and key numbers have reached record levels, with infection totals increasing by over 75& in the last month. On December 7, the total number of confirmed and probable cases stood at 4,627; it is now at 8,386.
Assuming that each person would become infected only once, the number of cumulative cases would now represent approximately 6.7% of county residents.
For Richland County:
- Confirmed Cases — 6,483
- Probable Cases — 1,903
- Total Cases — 8,386
- Cases With Recoveries — 4,397
- Hospitalizations — 454
- ICU Admissions — N/A
- Deaths — 99
- Age Range — 3 weeks to 102 years with a median age of 46
Across Ohio, numbers currently stand as follows:
- Confirmed Cases — 696,826
- Probable Cases — 88,131
- Total Cases — 784,957
- Cases With Recoveries — 639,080
- Hospitalizations —41,377
- ICU Admissions —6,188
- Deaths — 9,702
- Age Range — Less than one to 111 with a median age of 43
The next scheduled local update is set for this Friday.
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