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Greenup County COVID Death

Cyn Mackley by Cyn Mackley
August 1, 2020
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Ohio lifted the travel advisory for Georgia and Nevada while Greenup County joined Scioto County in reporting its first death linked to COVID-19. According to the Greenup County Health Department, the victim was an 82-year-old man. The county currently has 41 active cases out of a total of 86 . Greenup County reported 13 new cases of COVID-19 today. Two of them are travel related. Five are children.
Scioto County’s current number case number stands at 154.  County EMA reported four new positive cases in the past 24 hours. Scioto County’s totals so far stand at 154 cases.  Fifty-four of those cases are active. The Scioto County Health Department said patients ranged in age from 3 to 87 years old. Yesterday, the County reported its first fatality, a 58-year-old man who died at a Columbus hospital.

Ohio added 1,396 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours along with 40 deaths.  Current numbers stand at:

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  • Total cases:   87,893
  • Total deaths:  3,422
  • Presumed recovered: 62,695

Travel Advisory Updated

Ohio updated its travel advisory on Thursday. The state reduced the number of states on its watch list to seven. The state encouraged Ohioans to avoid travel to affected states. States on the list showed a COVID-19 positivity rate above 15% or higher.

  • Alabama
  • Arizona
  • Florida
  • Idaho
  • Kansas
  • Mississippi
  • South Carolina

Anyone coming to Ohio after a visit to these states is asked to self-quarantine for 14 days.

Red Alert

The recent spike in COVID-19 cases in the county led the Governor to declare Scioto County in Red Alert health status. In just one month, the number of cases increased from 33 to 138.  Factors involved in declaring a red alert include:

  • Number of new cases based on the population of the county
  • A sustained increase in cases
  • Cases not coming from high-risk settings like nursing homes or jails
  • Increase in ER visits for COVID symptoms
  • Sustained Increase in Outpatient visits for COVID symptoms
  • Increase in new COVID hospital admissions
  • ICU occupancy rate goes above 80% for three days

In our region, Lawrence and Scioto are currently at Red Alert status.

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