

", Latest numbers: COVID-19 cases rising again in Ohio, up nearly 25% in a week. DeWine added 68 of Ohio's 88 counties are now in the "red". John was presented with the Silver Star and Purple Heart medals in a . Found inside – John Elliott Conatser, Franklin County's most decorated WW I hero, is shown c. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX/WTTE) - The Ohio Department of Health confirmed Thursday that Franklin County has jumped to Alert Level 4 on the Public Health Advisory map, or "purple. In the new map revealed Thursday during Gov. This story is being provided free as a service to our readers during the coronavirus pandemic. bush clover Nestronia Nuttall milkwort Pale purple coneflower Panic grass none . better condition than those in the Franklin and Moore County reach.


Listed as a level 4 public emergency, it denotes severe coronavirus exposure and spread. COVID-19 cases continue to spread across the state, as Franklin County becomes the first to go purple, after meeting six indicators of widespread exposure for two weeks.

Franklin County dropped down to "red," or Level 3, indicating "very high exposure and spread." Eleven counties were on the "watch list" last week for becoming purple if their situations didn't. But the Ohio Department of Health advises people to stay at home except for necessary travel. COLUMBUS, Ohio - Franklin County entered the "purple" COVID-19 alert level on Thursday as officials warned the spread of the virus in Ohio has worsened despite vaccinations. Purple indicates severe exposure and spread of COVID-1… Franklin County's top health official echoed Gov. The antigen tests always have been double-checked, but their suddenly higher numbers, going from a few hundred a day to 10,000, are making them too difficult to check within 24 hours to include in daily numbers, he said. Franklin County became the first county in the state to reach the most severe rating, level 4, or purple, on the Ohio Public Health Advisory System on Thursday. The state advisory system warns Franklin County residents to stay home, except for obtaining food and supplies, but the Level 4 designation is not accompanied by any automatic state mandates or orders.
