Corona Virus | Graphic by Grace Merkle | The Wright State Guardian
Officials continue to recommend much of the same recommendations such as masking and vaccination to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 as transmission rates still remain high in Ohio.
COVID in Greene County
Greene County, the county that the Dayton campus is located in, released a statement on Feb. 10, that described the COVID situation in the area.
This press release states that there were an additional 36 positive cases on Feb. 9 and an additional 20 probable cases on the same day.
Greene County’s current number of cases per 100 thousand citizens is 661.8, which is above the state average of 481.0, according to the press release.
Greene County continues to utilize contact tracing as a preventative measure.
WSU has reported 577 total cases this academic year.
How to continue protecting yourself
Wearing a mask and getting vaccinated is still recommended. The Pfizer and Moderna vaccinations are now fully Federal Drug Agency (FDA) approved.
Greene County officials continue to recommend wearing a mask and getting vaccinated. Getting vaccinated will still greatly decrease your chance of hospitalization and death even with breakout cases, according to the press release.
These officials also continue to recommend other measures such as washing your hands.
“YOU have the power to reduce your chances of serious illness, hospitalization, and death,” the press release stated.
It is also recommended to upgrade your mask while there are still high levels of transmission. Dr. Lydia Bourouriba, director of The Fluid Dynamics of Disease Transmission Laboratory at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, explained in a press release on the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) that masks should be KN95 or FFP2s in certain areas of the world.
“It’s also protection for the person wearing the mask for what is being inhaled,” Bourouriba said.
WSU continues its mask mandate that was reinstated on Aug. 5, 2021.
