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53 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Athens County for Feb. 8

By: Aaron Payne
Posted on: Tuesday, February 8, 2022

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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 13,763 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 53 additional cases were reported Tuesday.

The Ohio Department of Health confirmed numbers on Feb. 8, 2022.

According to ODH data, the cases involved 17 people 20-29, 14 people 0-19, six people 30-39, six people 40-49, five people 50-59, two people 70-79, two people 80+ and one person 60-69.

There are 1,648 known active cases in the county as of Tuesday and 12,003 recovered cases, according to ODH.

A total of 52.90% of the county has started the vaccination process and 49.28% has completed it, according to ODH. There have also been 16,529 additional doses administered.

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.

Tuesday at 2 p.m., the Ohio Department of Health announced 4,385 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide were reported in the last 24 hours. There were also 452 hospitalizations, 33 ICU admissions and 375 deaths within the same time period.

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.