WASHINGTON - During the height of the season for holiday gatherings, the Center for Disease Control has placed all four counties in the Mahoning and Shenango Valleys on its most recent list of communities with high Covid-19 levels.

Last updated on Thursday, the CDC’s Covid-19 Community Level map shows Trumbull, Mahoning, and Columbiana among 16 Counties in Ohio with high levels.

Mercer is the only Pennsylvania county with a high level of Covid.

COLUMBIANA COUNTY

Case Rate per 100,000 population - 130.54

23.6 new COVID-19 hospital admissions per 100,000 population

4% staffed inpatient beds in use by patients with confirmed COVID-19

MAHONING COUNTY

Case Rate per 100,000 population - 149.55

25.2 new COVID-19 hospital admissions per 100,000 population

5.3% staffed inpatient beds in use by patients with confirmed COVID-19

TRUMBULL COUNTY

Case Rate per 100,000 population - 131.33

25.2 new COVID-19 hospital admissions per 100,000 population

5.3% staffed inpatient beds in use by patients with confirmed COVID-19

MERCER COUNTY

Case Rate per 100,000 population - 63.06

25.2 New COVID-19 hospital admissions per 100,000 population

5.3 % staffed inpatient beds in use by patients with confirmed COVID-19

CDC RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THOSE LIVING IN HIGH-LEVEL COMMUNITIES

Wear a high-quality mask or respirator.

If you are at high risk of getting very sick, consider avoiding non-essential indoor activities in public where you could be exposed.

If you have household or social contact with someone at high risk of getting very sick, consider self-testing to detect infection before contact and consider wearing a high-quality mask indoors with them.

Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines, including recommended booster doses.

Maintain ventilation improvements.

Avoid contact with people who have suspected or confirmed COVID-19.

Follow recommendations for isolation if you have suspected or confirmed COVID-19.

Follow the recommendations for what to do if you are exposed to someone with COVID-19.