“We know that the people of Clark County can pull together in trying times and make a difference,” Patterson said. But he said it simply should not be happening, calling on people in the community to come together and follow existing guidelines to avoid being upgraded to Level 4 today. Patterson added, Clark County as of Thursday last week had seen 30 deaths in the last 22 days, a number he called “staggering.” Many of those deaths have occurred in long term care facilities. All the hospitals in the region are seeing more patients,” Patterson said. “People need to understand our hospitals are seeing more patients.
Patterson said DeWine is leaving the decision on new restrictions, including with schools, up to local officials. “If we go purple we will have to make some major changes to try to right the ship,” said Charles Patterson, health commissioner.Ĭounty officials have worked to distribute 145,000 masks it received recently, set up new testing sites and have had discussions with local leaders about what new regulations might look like should Clark County be upgraded to “purple” today.
