Allen County COVID-19 case rate highest since December 2020
On November 18, the Allen County Combined Health district announced that COVID-19 cases are rising significantly.
As of Thursday (11/18/21) the 14-day case rate was 976.1, the highest case rate for Allen County since December of 2020. On November 11 the rate was 794.3. The rate of 976.1 cases per 100,000 residents in the past 14 days is almost 10 times the rate considered to be an area of high transmission.
As of November 19, 2021, Vaccine.gov shows the following Bluffton area vaccine providers. Appointment and vaccine type availability can also be checked at https://gettheshot.coronavirus.ohio.gov/.
Bluffton Hospital, 139 Garau St, Bluffton, 833-427-5634
- Pfizer-BioNTech (age 12+)
- Johnson & Johnson/Janssen (age 18+)
- Moderna (age 18+)
CVS Pharmacy, 126 N Main St, Bluffton, 419-369-4019
- Pfizer-BioNTech (age 5-11)
- Pfizer-BioNTech (age 12+)
- Moderna (age 18+)
- Johnson & Johnson/Janssen (age 18+)
Riley Creek Pharmacy (Pharmacy Solutions) 112 E Main St, Pandora, 833-427-5634
- Pfizer-BioNTech (age 12+)
- Moderna (age 18+)
ONU Healthwise Pharmacy, 511 W Lincoln Ave, Ada, (419) 772-3784
- Pfizer-BioNTech (age 5-11)
- Pfizer-BioNTech (age 12+)
- Johnson & Johnson/Janssen (age 18+)
- Moderna (age 18+)
The full Allen County Health Report is attached.
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