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Athens County Confirms 14 New COVID-19 Cases For Feb. 22

By: Aaron Payne
Posted on: Monday, February 22, 2021

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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 4,550 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 14 were reported Monday.

The Ohio Department of Health confirmed the new cases on Feb. 22, 2021.

Analysis of ODH data indicates seven involved people aged 20-29, three involved people aged 0-19, two involved people aged 50-59, one involved a person aged 30-39 and one involved a person aged 40-49.

There are 436 known active cases in the county as of Monday and 4,084 recovered cases, according to the Athens City-County Health Department.

The department also announced it has now administered 3,398 total first COVID-19 vaccine doses and 1,570 total second COVID-19 vaccine doses through its clinic at Ohio University Heritage Hall as of 2 p.m. Nearly 12% of the county has started the vaccination process, according to ODH.

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.

Monday at 2 p.m., the Ohio Department of Health announced 955,378 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide after 1,611 cases were reported in the last 24 hours. There have been 49,492 hospitalizations and 16,874 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.