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According to the Paulding County Health Department and the Ohio Department of Health, Paulding County’s Rate of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people has had a steady decline over the month of December with a peak on 12/18/21 at 974.7. At 2021’s end, Paulding County’s rate has decreased by 396.3 for a total (as of 12/30/21) of 578.4 per 100,000 residents.
We shall see how the county responds to the Omicron variant by the end of January.