Lorain County COVID-19 Threat Continues To Drop

AVON, OH — Lorain County now has one of the lowest occurrences of COVID-19 spread in Ohio, according to new rankings from the Ohio Department of Health.

Among Ohio's 88 counties, Lorain County ranks 77th for highest occurrence of COVID-19 cases. Over the past two weeks, the county has averaged 21.6 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents.

There are currently 67 active COVID-19 cases in Lorain County, the state health department said.

For comparison, Putnam County has the highest occurrence of COVID-19 cases, according to the Ohio Department of Health. Over the past two weeks, that county has averaged 301.2 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents. Putnam is a tiny county however, with a population of less than 35,000 people, so there are only 102 active COVID-19 cases in the county.

Last week, Lorain County made an unprecedented drop from "red" to "yellow" for its COVID-19 spread.

A red classification indicates a "very high" rate of "exposure and spread" of COVID-19 locally. Yellow, the lowest possible classification according to the state's color-coded COVID-19 warning system, means simply that there is "active" spread locally.

Health officials said residents have resumed following masking orders and practicing social distancing.