Command Center reports 16 new cases of COVID-19 in Muskingum County

ZANESVILLE, Ohio– The Muskingum County Joint Unified Command Center reported Wednesday that 16 more residents have tested positive for COVID-19.

Case 479 is a 1-year-old boy. Case 481 is a 43-year-old woman. Case 482 is a 45-year-old woman. Case 486 is a 58-year-old man. Case 487 is a 47-year-old woman. Case 490 is a 66- year-old man. These cases are recovering at home and not connected to previous cases.

Case 480 is a 40-year-old woman. Case 483 is an 8-year-old boy. Case 484 is a 58-year-old man. Case 485 is a 9-year-old boy. These cases are connected to previous cases and are recovering at home.

Case 488 is a 60-year-old woman. Case 489 is a 62-year-old woman. Case 491 is a 62-year-old man. Case 492 is a 62-year-old woman. Case 493 is an 88-year-old man. These cases are connected to the Eagles and are recovering at home.

Case 494 is a 73-year-old man connected to the American Legion. This case is recovering at home.

Muskingum County is reporting the following: • 481 Confirmed Cases • 13 Probable Cases • 494 Total Cases • 83 Active Cases • 14 Current Hospitalization/57 Total Hospitalizations • 3 Deaths

Safety Message from Daniel Scheerer, MD on behalf of Jack Butterfield, MD (Safety Officer)

Surge of Cases

Muskingum County is currently experiencing a surge of COVID-19 cases. We have set several daily records over the past five days. We have more COVID-19 patients in the hospital than we have had at any time since the COVID-19 pandemic began. In addition, our positivity rate has risen to over 10%, which means that 1 out of 10 people tested is positive for COVID-19. This increases the likelihood that you could be exposed to someone who does not know that they have COVID-19.

Although everyone is getting tired of the need to social distance and to wear masks in public, it is more important than ever to do these things to protect ourselves, our families and our friends.