Outpatient flu and COVID vaccine clinic is coming

• Allen County Public Health will host a flu and COVID-19 vaccination clinic from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays and Fridays at Clock Tower Plaza, 927 N. Cable Road, Lima, in suites 195 and 200. The clinic will be open from behind the plaza from Monday, October 3rd through Friday, December 30th, offering updated COVID shots and flu shots.

• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday lowered the risk of contracting COVID-19 for Allen and Hardin counties to moderate. In the districts, the level of risk has ranged from medium to high for several weeks.

Allen County had an estimated 15.2 new hospital admissions per 100,000 people over the past seven days, up from the previous week. The number of patients with COVID-19 also decreased in the past week, taking 2.8% of filled hospital beds, according to the CDC.

On Thursday, the CDC also rated Auglaize, Putnam and Van Wert counties as medium risk.

• Four additional deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported in the five-county region in the past seven days, according to the Ohio Department of Health. Two of those deaths were in Allen County, and the other two were in Hardin and Van Wert counties.

Allen County

Cases ` 31,075 ` +122

Deaths ` 487 ` +2

Restored ` 30,085 ` +218

Auglaize County

Cases ` 13,075 ` +39

Deaths `190` 0

Restored ` 12,651 ` +70

Gardin County

Cases ` 8,151 ` +44

Deaths ` 163 ` +1

Restored ` 7,820 ` +73

Putnam County

Cases ` 9,198 ` +24

Deaths ` 159 ` 0

Restored ` 8,920 ` +61

Van Wert County

Cases ` 7,571 ` +42

Deaths ` 151 ` +1

Restored ` 7302 ` +37

Ohio

Cases ` 3,143,746 ` +12,101

Deaths ` 39,856 ` +89

Recovered ` 3,056,904 ` +22,453

Recovery is defined as the onset of symptoms more than 21 days before, without death. Only verified deaths are now included.

Source: coronavirus.ohio.gov

Updated at 2:00 p.m. 09/29/22

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