Richland County, which remains in the Red Level 3 in the state’s public health advisory map, saw a slight increase in new COVID-19 cases in Thursday’s update from the Ohio Department of Health. Richland County had 173 new cases over the last two weeks - compared to 163 in last week’s report.
Ashland County, which was downgraded to the Yellow Level 2 on the map, reported its cases continue to decline with just 49 new cases in the last two weeks.