Coronavirus In Avon Lake: 102 New Cases

AVON LAKE, OH — There were 102 new COVID-19 cases in Avon Lake last week.

Mayor Greg Zilka announced the new slate of COVID-19 cases this week. He said the county had 1,478 new COVID-19 cases last week, up from 1,248 the week before.

Out of 88 counties, Lorain County ranks 36th for highest occurrence of COVID-19 spread. The county has 737.5 cases per 100,000 residents and 2,285 cases were confirmed in Lorain County between Nov. 18 and Dec. 1.

Lorain County is currently classified as purple, the worst designation a county can receive under the Ohio Department of Health's (ODH) color-coded COVID-19 warning system. A purple designation means there is "severe exposure and spread" locally.

There are currently eight purple counties in Ohio: Lake, Lorain, Medina, Montgomery, Portage, Richland, Stark and Summit. Three more counties are on the purple watchlist (meaning they could be classified as purple next week): Cuyahoga, Fairfield and Madison.

Ohio recently surpassed a 15 percent positivity rate on COVID-19 tests. The state warned travelers they should quarantine when arriving in or leaving Ohio.

"Ohio's positivity rate of 15% should be a wake-up call. This virus spreads between people when we're near each other. For a little while, we need to stay apart. That means we have to stay home unless it's absolutely necessary," said Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, the chief medical officer for ODH.