It’s been a rough week in the fight against COVID-19 in Scioto County. According to numbers from local Health Departments, there have been 49 cases diagnosed in just the past week.
The latest numbers from Scioto County EMA Director Larry Mullins show 8 new positive cases for today. That brings the total number of cases since spring to 275. Mullins said 64 of those cases are active. Fortunately, 209 people have recovered.
By The Numbers
- 8 – new positive cases today
- 49 new cases this week
- 275 cases in total
- 209 recoveries
- 1 – death
Earlier in the week, the Scioto County Health Department announced an outbreak at the Best Care nursing home in Wheelersburg. Health Commissioner Dr. Michael Martin said that both faculty and staff were affected.
Scioto County ranked 21 out of 88 counties for the highest occurrence of new COVID-19 cases in the last two weeks with 78 new cases.
Statewide, numbers stand at:
- 1,131 – new cases today
- 17,869 – presumed active cases
- 106, 557 – total cases
- 3,784 – deaths
- 84,904 – recovered
Submit Your Questions
We know you have a lot of questions about COVID-19. From how the state and local health departments arrive at their numbers to just how accurate tests really are. That’s why SCDN decided to host a town hall meeting on Friday, August 21 with the people leading the COVID-19 fight in Scioto County.
- Scioto EMA Director Larry Mullins
- Scioto County Health Commissioner Dr. Michael Martin
- Portsmouth City Health Department Director Dr. David Byers
Mullins said, “The goal of this event is to present the most accurate, timely, and consistent information concerning the COVID-19 outbreak in our community and to dispel the widespread misinformation, rumors, and conjecture being circulated.”
We’ve asked our own hard questions of these gentlemen before, now we want to know what questions you need answers to.
Click here to submit your questions or comments about COVID-19 and Scioto County Daily News will do our very best to get answers for you.
