Scioto County reports 17 new COVID-19 cases

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Posted: Oct 23, 2021 / 02:30 PM EDT

Updated: Oct 23, 2021 / 02:25 PM EDT

SCIOTO CO., OH (WOWK) – Health officials in Scioto County report 17 new cases for the county Saturday. This brings the total number of cases to 11,469 since the start of the pandemic.

Officials for the county also report one new hospitalization bringing the total number to 830 people who have been hospitalized, during the outbreak, in connection with the virus or found to have the virus during their admission for other medical reasons. This number does not represent the number of people currently in the hospital in connection with COVID19.

There is still a reported high level of transmission for the county as the number of people fully vaccinated in Scioto County is 42%.