Richland Public Health Pandemic (coronavirus) Update 4-23-2021 from Reed Richmond,
As of April 23, 2021 (2 PM)–Richland County numbers from Richland Public Health data. Ohio data fromODH. The U.S. and Global data is fromJohns Hopkins.
- Richland County has 8,338 confirmed positive pandemic cases with 2,772 probable cases for a total of 11,110 cumulative cases. There have been 601 hospitalizations with 11 current (per OHA). There have been 211 confirmed pandemic deaths. 10,495 people on the cumulative list have recovered.
- OHIO has 893,695 confirmed positive pandemic cases with168,212probable cases for1,061,907total cases with19,118pandemic deaths. There are or have been 55,560 individuals hospitalized in Ohio with 7,707 ICU admissions. Ohio’s presumed-recovered count is 1,002,936.
- The U.S. has 31,939,830 cumulative pandemic cases in all 50 states and 5 jurisdictions; 570,463 pandemic deaths; U.S. Recovered Cases: 25,238,380 (from world ometer).
- Global cumulative pandemic cases:144,948,730 cases; 3,076,076 pandemic deaths; Global Recovered Cases:83,331,131.
How is Ohio doing in its COVID-19 vaccine distribution?:COVID-19 Vaccination Dashboard
Find Vaccine Provider Locations and Contact information here:vaccine.coronavirus.ohio.gov
Richland Public Health and Local Provider News here:richlandhealth.org/vaccine-registration
COVID-19 Vaccine Questions and Answers here:richlandhealth.org/covid-vaccine-qa
Timeline(Condensed – full timeline atrichlandhealth.org/coronavirus-data):
- March 19, 2020: Richland County has its first confirmed case of coronavirus.
- April 8, 2020: Richland County has its first death from COVID-19
- December 28, 2020: Richland County receives first COVID-19 Vaccines. Start Phase 1A
- January 19, 2021: Vaccinations start for Phase 1B. Vaccine supply is limited.
- March 4: Vaccinations start for age 60 and older.
- March 4:Ohio Governor DeWine announces all COVID-19 restrictions will be lifted when Ohio gets to 50 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population for a two week period.
- March 25: Richland Public Health begins vaccinating all ages 18 and older
- April 1: Cases begin showing an uptick again as COVID-19 variants are detected.
- April 13: A pause is put on one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine (RPH uses Moderna).
RICHLAND COUNTYCOVID-19 GUIDELINES
Richland County residents should follow the recommended guidelines to reduce the spread of the pandemic:
- Get COVID-19 Vaccinated from any Richland County provider
- See the provider list atrichlandhealth.org/vaccine-registration
- Wear a face covering (cloth mask) if you must be out in the public.
- Must wear a face covering (cloth mask) when entering a retail business or grocery
- Maintain social distancing of at least 6 feet from non-household members.
- Follow good hygiene standards, including:
- Wash hands frequently with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.
- Use hand sanitizer frequently.
- Avoid touching your face.
- Cover coughs or sneezes (e.g., into a tissue, or elbow).
- Symptom self-evaluation monitoring.
- Decrease in-person interactions with others.
- Conduct a daily health/symptom self-evaluation and stay at home if symptomatic.