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Athens Co. Adds One COVID-19 Death And 4 New Cases, Removes One Case For Feb. 27

By: Aaron Payne
Posted on: Saturday, February 27, 2021

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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) —Athens County has now had 32 total deaths related to COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after one was added to the total Saturday. The county also has now had 4,612 total cases of COVID-19 after four new cases were reported and one was removed the same day.

The Ohio Department of Health confirmed the death and new cases on Feb. 27, 2021.

Analysis of ODH data indicates the death involved a person aged 80 or older.

Regarding the new cases, three involved people aged 20-29 and one involved a person aged 80+. A previously confirmed case in the 0-19 range was removed from the data.

There are 339 known active cases in the county as of Saturday and 4,241 recovered cases, according to the Athens City-County Health Department.

The department also announced it has now administered 3,692 total first COVID-19 vaccine doses and 2,685 total second COVID-19 vaccine doses through its clinic at Ohio University Heritage Hall as of 2 p.m. Nearly 13.5% 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.

Saturday at 2 p.m., the Ohio Department of Health announced 966,154 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide after 1,774 cases were reported in the last 24 hours. There have been 50,197 hospitalizations and 17,237 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.