Carroll County reports 60 cases of COVID per day
Kelly Engelhart, Carroll County health commissioner, appeared before the Carroll County commissioners at their Dec. 2 meeting to provide the weekly COVID-19 update. A total of 457 cases were reported for November, compared to 375 cases for October. Her office is seeing approximately 60 cases per day right now. There were 14 deaths in October and eight deaths in November. The hospitalization rates were also high in November: 8% of cases were hospitalized.
Englehart advised that 21% of the cases are residents that are 18 years of age or less, and 40% are residents 21 to 49 years old. These two age groups also have the lowest vaccination rates. Of the 457 cases in November, 122 cases were vaccinated and 326 cases were unvaccinated.
43.65% of residents in Carroll County have started the vaccine series, compared to 57.9% of Ohio, and 40.6% of residents have completed the series (not including the booster) compared to 53% of Ohio. Carroll County is lagging behind the state, however the numbers are in line with surrounding rural counties. The health department has administered 3,264 booster doses and is giving out an average of 300 home test kits per day. While the tests are convenient for the public, it has been hard for her office to manage.
Devin Herrington, Emergency Management Agency deputy director, advised that the weather app is in the rough draft stage, and he shared some screenshots of what the app is capable of doing. The app will interface with the current Wireless Emergency Network System.
In other business:
• Cason Leggett, Dog Warden, gave his report for November. There were 13 dogs impounded, 10 adopted out, 4 redeemed, 6 citations for no license, and 2 citations for running at large.
• Approved the adoption cost increase of $35 for senior or special needs dogs, $45 for puppies, and $40 for all other dogs.
• Kevin Malone, a part-time driver at Transit, went to full-time.
• Hired Alexander Brant as a part-time driver at a rate of $11 per hour.
• Released the performance bond of The Aero-Mark Company LLC in the amount of $138,600 for the Carroll County 2021 Pavement Marking Project T-1-2021.
• Any senior citizens in the county who need assistance obtaining a COVID vaccine can contact the Friendship Center at 330-627-7017.
• Residents can purchase their dog’s license at the Dog Pound, Auditor’s Office, Atwood Deli, Baxter’s General Store, Carrollton Discount Drug Mart, Minerva Discount Drug Mart, and Gordon’s Graphics. Residents can purchase dog licenses until Jan. 31.
This article originally appeared on The Alliance Review: Carroll County reports 60 cases of COVID per day
