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Athens County Confirms 9 New COVID-19 Cases For Feb. 21

By: Aaron Payne
Posted on: Sunday, February 21, 2021

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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 4,536 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after nine were reported Sunday.

The Ohio Department of Health confirmed the new cases on Feb. 21, 2021.

Analysis of ODH data indicates seven involved people aged 20-29, one involved a person aged 0-19 and one involved a person aged 60-69.

There are 434 known active cases in the county as of Sunday and 4,072 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.

Sunday at 2 p.m., the Ohio Department of Health announced 953,767 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide after 1,461 cases were reported in the last 24 hours. There have been 49,372 hospitalizations and 16,816 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.