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Athens County Confirms 20 New COVID-19 Cases For Feb. 5

By: Aaron Payne
Posted on: Friday, February 5, 2021

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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 4,189 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 20 were reported Friday.

The Ohio Department of Health confirmed the new cases on Feb. 5, 2021.

Analysis of ODH data indicates 14 involved people aged 20-29, four involved people aged 0-19 and two involved people aged 40-49.

There are 573 known active cases in the county as of Friday and 3,606 recovered cases, according to the Athens City-County Health Department.

Anyone experiencing respiratory symptoms is asked to call their primary care physician, urgent care, or emergency department before arriving for care to let them know that they believe they are experiencing symptoms related to COVID-19 virus.

Friday at 2 p.m., the Ohio Department of Health announced 914,530 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide after 3,683 cases were reported in the last 24 hours. There have been 47,338 hospitalizations and 11,571 reported deaths since the start of the pandemic.

ODH makes the following recommendations to protect yourself from illness:

• Wash hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds; dry hands with a clean towel or air dry hands.
• Use alcohol-based hand sanitizer when soap and water are unavailable.
• Cover your mouth with a tissue or sleeve when sneezing or coughing. Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth with unwashed hands.
• Stay home when you are sick.
• Avoid contact with people who are sick.

Ohio’s coronavirus call center is open to answer questions from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. The hotline number is 1-833-4-ASK-ODH or 1-833-427-5634. More information is available at coronavirus.ohio.gov.