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Athens Co. Confirms 10 New COVID-19 Cases For March 25, Remains Level 3

By: David Forster
Posted on: Thursday, March 25, 2021

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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 4,779 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 10 were reported Thursday. The county also remained at a Level 3 on the Public Health Advisory System.

The Ohio Department of Health confirmed the new cases on March 25, 2021.

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

A case involving a person aged 80 or older required hospitalization. According to the data, 173 people in Athens County have been hospitalized due to complications related to this coronavirus since the start of the pandemic.

There are 109 known active cases in the county as of Thursday and 4,670 recovered cases, according to the Athens City-County Health Department.

The department also announced it has now administered 5,658 total first COVID-19 vaccine doses and 4,153 total second COVID-19 vaccine doses through its clinic at Ohio University Heritage Hall as of 2 p.m. A total of 23.09% 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.

Athens County again remained at a Level 3 Public Health Emergency, according to this week’s Public Health Advisory map.

The county met three of the seven state indicators: new cases per capita, new cases increase and non-congregate cases. But it did not drop below the high incidence threshold of over 100 cases per 100,000 over a two-week period, keeping it at the Level 3 designation.

Some nearby counties were upgraded, including both Vinton and Meigs County rising from Level 1 to Level 2.

Thursday at 2 p.m., the Ohio Department of Health announced 1,006,171 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide after 1,501 cases were reported in the last 24 hours. There have been 52,539 hospitalizations 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.