Lakewood 34th Worst Zip Code For COVID In State

[Jim O'Bryan]

UPDATE: Numbers redone this morning


Lakewood is the 34th most infected zip code in Ohio, 34th out of 1,213 zip codes.

2,934 cases out of 50,666 people equals almost 6 percent infected. (5.7908%)


State of Ohio COVID Dashboard.

https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/wps/portal ... by-zipcode


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[Betsy Voinovich]

I was just reading through this chart. Lakewood has more Covid19 cases than anywhere in the city of Cleveland, and all the surrounding suburbs. The only area code that is worse is Mentor where they have more cases, but a lower percentage rate than Lakewood. In Lakewood we have to pay attention to our own very local numbers instead of the numbers for Cuyahoga County because our local numbers are always a lot higher.

Betsy Voinovich

[Mark Kindt]

Staggering information! This is out of more than 1,000 zip codes!

[Kate McCarthy]

Depends on how you characterize “worst.” Number of cases, not standardized for population, is a statistic of limited utility. Public health officials around the globe tend to report cases per 100,000. Lakewood has 5,790 cases per 100,000. Currently, the range of cases per 100,000 by zip listed on the state’s COVID dashboard range from a low of 1,202 cases per 100,000 to a high of 37,454 cases per 100,000. On that metric, Lakewood is approximately the 500th worst zip code in the state.

Westlake has consistently had the highest rate of infection in the western suburbs throughout the pandemic. Lakewood’s rate has consistently been somewhere in the middle. Not the best, but certainly not the worst.

[pj bennett]

These statistics are based on those people, who have been tested..... and tested positive.
There are many, who have had covid, but were never tested.

A friend recently developed symptoms and got tested. The test was positive.

She asked the health care worker if her husband and child should get tested, and she was told 'no'.
That if they were to get sick, to just assume that they were positive for covid and to contact the doctor only if their symptoms worsened.

Well, they did get sick.
As of last night when I spoke to them, they have all recovered, except for lack of energy.

3 people. 1 statistic.

A side note: Today, I received 5 masks in the mail from the Ohio Department of Health & Aging.

[Betsy Voinovich]

Kate McCarthy said:

Depends on how you characterize “worst.” Number of cases, not standardized for population, is a statistic of limited utility. Public health officials around the globe tend to report cases per 100,000. Lakewood has 5,790 cases per 100,000. Currently, the range of cases per 100,000 by zip listed on the state’s COVID dashboard range from a low of 1,202 cases per 100,000 to a high of 37,454 cases per 100,000. On that metric, Lakewood is approximately the 500th worst zip code in the state.

Westlake has consistently had the highest rate of infection in the western suburbs throughout the pandemic. Lakewood’s rate has consistently been somewhere in the middle. Not the best, but certainly not the worst.


These lists can be confusing. When you go to the State of Ohio zip code breakdown site you can view the information by number of cases or by percentages (which is number of cases per hundred thousand). This site is updated every day at 2pm.

This morning, it listed the number of cases in Lakewood as 2,934 cases out of 50,666 people. Looked at by percentage, or cases per hundred thousand, this means that 5.79 percent of the people in Lakewood tested positive. Almost 6 percent of Lakewood is infected. The low number that you mention, the smallest number per a hundred thousand in the state of Ohio is 1,202. This is in the 45646 zipcode, which is a town called Latham. They have a population of 499 people and six of them are sick. At the other end of the scale, where a horrifying 37,454 cases per 100,000 are sick, when you look at the case numbers you see that out of a population of 275 people,103 people are sick.

In Westlake, there are 2,127 cases, out of a population of 32,378 people. Cases per hundred thousand is 6,569, or 6.5 percent, they are sicker in Westlake than we are here by about .7 percent.

We rank so high on the chart by cases because we have a high population relatively speaking. We are in the middle of the chart by percentages. But where the number of cases becomes more important than the percentage, is how big the actual number is, because that's the actual number of sick people you're going to have to take care of, and who have the possibility of spreading it to other people, or overwhelming ICU's.

The updated number in Lakewood as of this afternoon is 2,961. That’s 27 more people sick today than yesterday in Lakewood. Our new cases per thousand number is 5,844, or 5.8 percent.

I mean it's terrible that 37 percent of Millersburg, Ohio is sick. 103 people out of 275 is a lot for them. They probably don't have a hospital either. If 37 percent of us were sick it would be 18,500 people.

Betsy Voinovich

[Mark Kindt]

Depends on how you characterize “worst.” Number of cases, not standardized for population, is a statistic of limited utility. Public health officials around the globe tend to report cases per 100,000. Lakewood has 5,790 cases per 100,000. Currently, the range of cases per 100,000 by zip listed on the state’s COVID dashboard range from a low of 1,202 cases per 100,000 to a high of 37,454 cases per 100,000. On that metric, Lakewood is approximately the 500th worst zip code in the state.

Westlake has consistently had the highest rate of infection in the western suburbs throughout the pandemic. Lakewood’s rate has consistently been somewhere in the middle. Not the best, but certainly not the worst.

You may be completely correct in your assessment, but as a resident of Lakewood trying to maintain my long-term health and safety I have to rely upon the data and analysis provided by government officials at ODH and CCBH.

Of course, I recognize that there may be multiple modes of analysis of the same data. That knowledge does not assist me in evaluating my risk of contagion or hospitalization. I found the table posted above compelling and concerning.

Unfortunately, I know little about actual conditions in Lakewood and, of course, nothing about Westlake. Be well. Stay safe. All.

[Dan Alaimo]

So, is this really a good time to send the kids back to school?

[Betsy Voinovich]

I just checked in for the 44107 data. We now have 2,984 cases which puts us at 5,8889.6 out of a hundred thousand, or 5.8% of our population has Covid 19. 23 more than yesterday.
Tomorrow our school buildings will be open for the first time since March.

Betsy Voinovich

[pj bennett]

I just checked in for the 44107 data. We now have 2,984 cases which puts us at 5,8889.6 out of a hundred thousand, or 5.8% of our population has Covid 19. 23 more than yesterday.
Tomorrow our school buildings will be open for the first time since March.

Betsy Voinovich

I truly don't understand the thinking behind the reopening of schools.

What I do understand is, that there are parents, who want to get on with their lives by getting their children out of the house for a few hours.

But, wasn't it determined, that while children might not develop symptoms of covid-19, that they do make for being carriers?

If they are around someone within the school system who has covid, there is a strong possibility that they will take it home. And then, the cycle continues.

It's like JOB has said repeatedly..... the best way to stop this virus from spreading is to stop giving it hosts to latch onto.

[Jim O'Bryan]

I just checked in for the 44107 data. We now have 2,984 cases which puts us at 5,8889.6 out of a hundred thousand, or 5.8% of our population has Covid 19. 23 more than yesterday.
Tomorrow our school buildings will be open for the first time since March.

Betsy Voinovich

I truly don't understand the thinking behind the reopening of schools.

What I do understand is, that there are parents, who want to get on with their lives by getting their children out of the house for a few hours.

But, wasn't it determined, that while children might not develop symptoms of covid-19, that they do make for being carriers?

If they are around someone within the school system who has covid, there is a strong possibility that they will take it home. And then, the cycle continues.

It's like JOB has said repeatedly..... the best way to stop this virus from spreading is to stop giving it hosts to latch onto.

PJ

It's funny how things happen. There is really a very dysfunctional group of people running our community. Many seem only able to function in the closets and backrooms of the city, or most cases, just outside the border.

There are interesting bridges in this dysfunction, and in the end the community still seems to track back to what is best for the community, instead of personal agendas that power the back room dealing.

With that said, one of the bridges that emerged early on was between Superintendent Michael Barnes and Mayor Meghan George. Both newbies in their positions, but open-minded intelligent people. Together they run the city and schools, our two largest employers and financial burdens to everyone in the community.

The bridge that was built was, "Let's stick to the science, the doctors, and the data." If you go back and look, 99% of their management and comments over the past year underline their dedication to science, doctors, data and facts. In a Republican state, where budgets are constantly being cut, where the Governor was at best the great suggester, and a Health Director who was a competent person in a sea of fools, they have done an amazing job.

But the rhetoric you read on the cesspool known as Social Media hit them very hard. Hundreds of residents more worried about their direct issues (which is normal) lobbying, joining groups, setting up meetings all to push their agendas, at a time when there is very little movement or funding for what is being asked. Also many of them were fortified with the "knowledge" of their favorite doctor or scientist on Facebook aka their “friend” or a cute meme.

You see and feel the anger and confusion on Social Media and in real life. Now magnify that times by 10,000 families, 30,000 people, and throw in all the issues humans bring with them. Fictitious Example to make a point: A person who delivers goods or services to the school owes the mob $200,000, and the job they need to stay unbroken is dependent on going back to work. Well that person is motivated to get everybody back to school, no matter how it affects others. It is a case of pure survival. MADE UP to underline the point. Likewise and truthfully we have parents with kids who are failing at home learning, usually because the parent has a job that allows them to work from home but they have to do their work and have meetings that take them away from their kids. The kids need structure, and the parents need to work. Their decisions about whether or not to send their kids to school are based on their individual survival, not the survival of the community.

This confronts our leaders at every turn. The needs of the loud and desperate over the needs of the community. Let's be honest, the community does not have a lot of critical thought anyway. They supported the looting of our largest asset and non-profit for the profit of a small handful.

Both Superintendent Barnes and Mayor George have the complete backing of their boards or council, unless one of their constituents, or a parent, disagrees. Then groups form, build walls, flex their muscles, and whine like petulant children until they get their way. At at that moment, science, doctors, data, just don't matter. It falls to the loudest, the most desperate and the best connected.

Just an observation.


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[Betsy Voinovich]

Cases in the 44107 today:3,003. 5927 out of 100,000 or 5.9 percent infected.

Betsy Voinovich