COVID-19 Threat Downgraded In Lorain County

AVON, OH — Lorain County is no longer purple, according to the Ohio Department of Health.

The state's color-coded COVID-19 classification system tagged Lorain County as purple on Nov. 25 and remained purple until Thursday. Purple is the worst color a county can receive under the system and means there is "severe exposure and spread locally."

Lorain County has been downgraded to red. While "red" is still a bad designation, it's less ignominious than purple.

The county ranks No. 23 of Ohio's 88 counties for highest COVID-19 occurrence. Between Nov. 25 and Dec. 8, there were 912.7 cases per 100,000 residents, according to the Ohio Department of Health.

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Between Nov. 25 and Dec. 8 there were 2,828 COVID-19 cases confirmed in Lorain County.

The state health department also said that intensive care unit capacity was 83 percent full in Region 2, which includes Lorain County. More than 20 percent of ICUs are filled with COVID-19 patients.