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Twenty-two COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Avon Lake last week. (Shutterstock)
AVON LAKE, OH There were 22 new cases of COVID-19 among Avon Lake residents last week, Mayor Greg Zilka announced.
The number of new COVID-19 cases confirmed each week in Avon Lake have steadily dropped through late January and February. In the last week of January, there were 50 cases confirmed in a week in Avon Lake. Two weeks ago, there were 19 cases confirmed in Avon Lake and last week there were 22 cases.
In a report to mayor, Lorain County Public Health Commissioner David Covell said there has been a steady decrease in new cases confirmed countywide. Last week, there were 272 cases confirmed in Lorain County (including Avon Lake s 22).
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The Ohio Department of Health released COVID-19 vaccination data for Lorain County this week. (Scott Anderson/Patch)
AVON LAKE, OH More than 11 percent of Lorain County residents have been partially vaccinated for COVID-19, according to the Ohio Department of Health, but the vast majority of those residents are white.
Since the vaccine rollout began, 35,875 Lorain County residents have received at least the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The majority of vaccine recipients have been 80 or older, with 8,807 residents in that age group starting the vaccine process.
The vast majority of vaccine recipients (approximately 80 percent) in Lorain County are white, with more than 29,000 of the county s recipients identifying as white. Only 918 Black Lorain County residents have started the vaccination process, according to state data.
Lorain County Public Health working with University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center and Mercy Hospital to streamline COVID-19 vaccination process
“It makes sense to work together with hospitals on this massive endeavor to get Lorain County vaccinated against COVID-19, said a Lorain Co. official. Author: Hope Sloop Updated: 3:56 PM EST February 1, 2021
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Editor s note: the video in the player above is from a story published on January 26, 2021.
Lorain County Public Health (LCPH) announced today that it has teamed up with Mercy Health (Lorain) and University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center in an ambitious push to vaccinate Northeast Ohioans against the coronavirus.
Through this partnership, the two hospitals have agreed that when they receive COVID-19 vaccine doses for the general public, they plan to give the vaccines to LCPH, which will be used at vaccine clinics in the area.