Greater Cleveland counties improve to low, medium COVID-19 spread; CDC map for Oct. 6 – cleveland.com

CLEVELAND, Ohio For the first time since summer, four Greater Cleveland counties improved to green, or were designated as having low COVID-19 transmission, on the latest U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention map.

And also for the first time in months, a majority of Ohio counties were classified as green. No Ohio counties were designated red, for high COVID-19 transmission. The CDC map was updated late Thursday.

In early March, all of Ohios counties were green or yellow; none were red. Since then, a fluctuating number of counties have been red.

Among Greater Cleveland counties, Cuyahoga, Lake, Ashtabula and Geauga counties were designated yellow. Portage, Summit, Medina and Lorain counties were classified green.

People who live in yellow-designated counties, and are at risk for severe COVID-19, should ask their healthcare provider whether they should wear masks or take other precautions, according to the CDC.

People in red counties with high transmission are advised by the CDC to wear masks indoors. Counties are considered to have high transmission levels when community coronavirus circulation could overwhelm local hospitals.

Across Ohio, 25 counties were classified yellow, and 63were classified green, for low COVID-19 transmission.

Counties are classified as low (green), medium (yellow) or high (red) under the CDCs system for estimating the risk of COVID-19 infection.

The new CDC color-coded designations were introduced on Feb. 25. In early March, all of Ohios counties were green or yellow; none were red.

Oct. 6 Northern Ohio county designations

Ashtabula County: Yellow (medium transmission)

Cuyahoga County: Yellow (medium transmission)

Geauga County: Yellow (medium transmission)

Lake County: Yellow (medium transmission)

Lorain County: Green (low transmission)

Medina County: Green (low transmission)

Portage County: Green (low transmission)

Summit County: Green (low transmission)

Sept. 29 Northern Ohio county designations

Ashtabula County: Yellow (medium transmission)

Cuyahoga County: Yellow (medium transmission)

Geauga County: Yellow (medium transmission)

Lake County: Yellow (medium transmission)

Lorain County: Yellow (medium transmission)

Medina County: Yellow (medium transmission)

Portage County: Yellow (medium transmission)

Summit County: Yellow (medium transmission)

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