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Athens Co. Adds 2 Deaths Related To COVID-19, 4 New Cases For March 5
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 49 total deaths related to COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after two were added to the total on Friday. The county has now also had 4,658 total cases of COVID-19 after four new cases were reported the same day.
The Ohio Department of Health confirmed the deaths and new cases on March 5, 2021.
Analysis of ODH data did not indicate the ages of the people who died.
Regarding the new cases, three involved people aged 20-29 and one involved a person aged 40-49.
There are 222 known active cases in the county as of Friday and 4,436 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.
Of the 752 deaths reported Friday, 428 are deaths of Ohio residents who died out of state. Other states do not send these death certificates to ODH’s Bureau of Vital Statistics on a regular basis. Jumps in death totals will occur because of this.
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.
