COVID-19: Richland County One of 56 Counties In Ohio To See Cases Increase

As of April 1, 2021 (3 PM)–Richland County and Ohio data from ODH.

Richland County has 8,041 confirmed positive pandemic cases with 2,653 probable cases for a total of 10,694 cumulative cases. There have been 582 hospitalizations. There have been 210 confirmed pandemic deaths. 10,414 people on the cumulative list have recovered.
OHIO has 863,980 confirmed positive pandemic cases with156,061probable cases for1,020,041total cases with18,609pandemic deaths. There are or have been 53,169 individuals hospitalized in Ohio with 7,438 ICU admissions. Ohio’s presumed-recovered count is 966,333.

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.
March 20, 2020: Ohio has its first death due to coronavirus.
March 22, 2020: Ohio Governor Mike DeWine issues a “Shelter at Home” order.
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.
February 26: Johnson and Johnson receives emergency vaccine approval from the FDA for their one dose COVID-19 vaccine.
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 15: Vaccinations start for Age 50 and older
March 19: Vaccinations begin for Age 40 and older
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

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.