Eight Ohio counties moved to “red” status in the latest update to the state’s color-coded COVID-19 alert system, with Allen County marked as approaching Level 4, or “purple” status (Source: “Eight Ohio counties move to ‘red’ coronavirus alert status; Allen County approaching ‘purple’ status,” Cleveland.com, June 23, 2020).
That makes 23 counties out of 88 that fall into level 3 status, the second-highest risk alert category. Level 4 status is when there is severe exposure and spread in a community. Northwestern Allen County, which contains Lima, has reported 110 coronavirus in the past 14 days — 23% of the total cases the county has experienced.