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LISBON – The Columbiana County Health District Advisory Council failed to reach a plenary session Monday, but officials in attendance heard information about the health district’s activities, including the latest Covid-19 numbers.
Of the 29 members representing each town and village served by the health district, along with one county commissioner, only 14 attended the special meeting called to ratify the service contract between the city of Columbiana and the county health district. This quorum was short, so no vote could be taken on the contract.
The meeting is scheduled for September 19 at 6 p.m. at the Health Department, 7360 Regional Road 45.
County Health Commissioner Wes Vince used the opportunity to share some information, showing graphs and numbers for 2022 Covid-19 cases in the county. From January 1 to September 8, the total number of cases was 7,553, the total number of hospitalizations was 156 and the total number of deaths was 78. The graph shows that the highest numbers were in January and then the numbers dropped.
In the last 30 days from August 8 to September 8, there were 774 cases of Covid-19, 13 hospitalizations and only one death.
We know that there are many unreported experiments going on. Vince said.
A free testing kit is available from the Department of Health. There is an upcoming clinic for primary and booster covid vaccinations and flu vaccinations. The list will be announced on Wednesday.
For other local public health updates, Vince said there have been no cases of monkey pox in the county and there is no vaccination for monkey pox in the county.
School-required immunizations have been declining, in part because people think they’re out of practice because of the pandemic, but the health department has school-required immunizations available for everyone who needs them.
According to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, kennel waste should be landfilled. In the case of dogs and cats, he announced there will be a rabies prevention clinic hosted by the department on Oct. 8 at the county’s career and technical center. Dogs and cats must be on a leash.
Vince said the health department is collecting mosquitoes and testing them for West Nile virus, which has been found in the county. Although Powassan virus was first detected in the county in Ohio, testing of the ticks collected came back negative for Powassan and positive for several strains of Lyme disease.
Vince encouraged residents to protect themselves against West Nile and Lyme disease. Tips for dealing with mosquitoes and ticks can be found on the district’s website at columbiana-health.org, along with the latest community health assessment results.
Before the meeting, a plaque for the now recognized County Health District was passed around the room for trustees to see.
“We are truly proud of our recognition award. A lot of work has gone into it.” Vince said.
For a slide in the presentation, he showed a table showing per capita spending for the county health district and other local health districts in the area, including the cities of Salem and East Liverpool. The 2021 tax distribution for the county is $383,000. That’s tax money used for health district general fund operations, not counting grants. For the county, the per capita cost is $5.06, based on a population of 101,877.
“I think we have a good value here in Columbia County.” They are dollars, he said. “Very cost effective.”
According to the chart, for Salem, which has a population of 11,915 and a tax rate of $61,515, the cost per resident is $5.16. For East Liverpool, which has a population of 9,958 and a tax millage of $122,904, the cost per resident is $12.34.
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