Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana, like a majority of Ohio’s counties, are among areas with substantial COVID-19 transmission, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Mahoning and Trumbull were in that category. Columbiana was at high transmission late last week, largely because of a backlog of cases from previous months being counted in one day, and then were lowered a day later.

But the three counties were considered substantial transmission areas Monday by the CDC without the backlog. The CDC counted new cases reported between July 26 and Sunday.

Those in substantial transmission counties are asked by the CDC to wear face masks while indoors, including people fully vaccinated. But it is only a recommendation and Gov. Mike DeWine has said a number of times he doesn’t plan to reinstate the state’s mask mandate.

To be considered a substantial transmission area, a county has to have 50 to 99.99 new cases per 100,000 people during the seven-day period or a positivity rate between 8 and 9.99 percent.

Mahoning ranked the highest of the three area counties at 71.68 cases per 100,000 residents with Trumbull at 65.67 and Columbiana at 61.84, according to the CDC.

Of Ohio’s 88 counties, 50 are in the substantial transmission level with another 17 at the high level, which requires a county to have at least 100 new cases per 100,000 residents or at least a 10 percent positivity rate during the past week.

COVID-19 DATA

The 895 new COVID-19 cases reported Monday is up from the daily average of 788 for the past 21 days, according to the Ohio Department of Health. About a month ago, Ohio was averaging about 260 cases a day.

The state had a total of 1,131,029 COVID-19 cases as of Monday with 1,092,429 presumed recovered.

The ODH usually provides death information on Tuesdays and Fridays. There were 20,492 total COVID-19 deaths in Ohio as of Friday.

Mahoning County had 22,851 total COVID-19 cases as of Monday with 21,929 presumed recovered and 613 deaths, according to the ODH.

Trumbull County had 16,915 total COVID-19 cases as of Monday with 16,137 presumed recovered and 493 deaths.

Columbiana County had 9,270 total COVID-19 cases as of Monday with 8,898 presumed recovered and 236 deaths.

VACCINATIONS

There were 5,779,325 people, 49.44 percent of the state’s population, who had at least started inoculating as of 6 a.m. Monday, including 5,789 in the previous 24 hours, according to the ODH.

In Mahoning County, 47.94 percent of the population (109,640 people) had received at least one dose with 45.67 percent of the population in Trumbull County (90,416 people) and 38.62 percent in Columbiana County (39,349 people) as of 6 a.m. Monday, according to the ODH.

There were 5,396,389 people, 46.17 percent of the state’s population,who finished the vaccinations as of 6 a.m. Monday, including 3,314 in the prior 24 hours.

In Mahoning County, 44.7 percent of the population (102,222 people) had completed the process and 42.31 percent of the population in Trumbull (83,755 people) and 36.27 percent of the population in Columbiana (36,952 people) had as of 6 a.m. Monday.

COVID-19 by the numbers

The number of cases, changes in cases and deaths in counties in the region and statewide as of Monday:

County Cases Change since Change since Deaths*

yesterday last week

Trumbull 16,915 +15 +129 493

Mahoning 22,851 +11 +166 613

Columbiana 9,270 +12 +74 236

Ohio 1,131,029 +895 +8,382 20,492

SOURCE: Ohio Department of Health