Ohio positivity rate increasing again
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says that the positivity rate in the state is climbing again. During his briefing Tuesday, DeWine pointed out that the state’s positivity rate is 3.9% for the last seven days, which is up from 2.7% on Sept. 23. DeWine also noted that 51 counties in Ohio are either Alert [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says that the positivity rate in the state is climbing again.
During his briefing Tuesday, DeWine pointed out that the state’s positivity rate is 3.9% for the last seven days, which is up from 2.7% on Sept. 23.
DeWine also noted that 51 counties in Ohio are either Alert Level 3 or high incidence.
“This means that if you're in one of these counties, you should be concerned,” said DeWine.
Athens, Fayette, and Ross counties all had some of the highest occurrence in the state.
Athens County is at 364.3 per 100k and a total of 238 case count.
Fayette County is at 374.1 per 100k and a total of 99 case count.
Ross County is at 200.9 per 100k and a total of 154 case count.
DeWine warned that there's still a ways to go to defeat the virus and in the winter, it could get worse.
"Things will get better, but in all likelihood, things will get worse before they get better," said DeWine.
He continued to encourage Ohioans to wear masks and avoid large gatherings, and noted that where there is high mask usage there has been significant amount of reduced cases and spread.
"Wear mask when you are in any place where you will see others. The virus wants us to get complacent because it needs us to spread it," said DeWine.