38 Ohio counties now level 3 under coronavirus advisory map

Posted: Oct 22, 2020 / 02:25 PM EDT

Updated: Oct 22, 2020 / 02:43 PM EDT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — In the latest Ohio coronavirus advisory map, 38 counties are now considered level 3(red).

This is the highest number of red counties since Ohio began releasing the map, and an increase from 29 counties since last week.

The counties that are red include:

Mercer
Butler
Hamilton
Putnam
Allen
Montgomery
Warren
Lucas
Hardin
Clark
Greene
Ottawa
Marion
Union
Madison
Fayette
Highland
Adams
Crawford
Franklin
Ross
Pike
Scioto
Lawrence
Richland
Licking
Lorain
Wayne
Muskingum
Cuyahoga
Summit
Stark
Tuscarawas
Guernsey
Lake
Geauga
Portage
Mahoning

There are only four yellow (Level 1) counties in the state, while the rest are orange (Level 2).

Last week vs. this week. pic.twitter.com/YkpGNleC6i
— Governor Mike DeWine (@GovMikeDeWine) October 22, 2020

During his Thursday briefing, Governor Mike DeWine said 74% of Ohioans are living in a red county and 92.8% are living in a red or high incidence county. Only 1% of Ohioans are living in a yellow county.

We now only have four counties that are yellow. This is the highest number of red counties and the lowest number of yellow counties to date. That means that 74% of Ohioans are living in a red county. Only 1% are living in a yellow county. pic.twitter.com/5VVd3D26Lt
— Governor Mike DeWine (@GovMikeDeWine) October 22, 2020