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WPAFB downgrades health protection level; What it means

By WHIO Staff

WPAFB Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is located in Greene and Montgomery counties and is the Dayton region's largest employer. (HANDOUT)

By WHIO Staff

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE — Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is dropping its COVID-19 situation to HPCON Bravo+, which is a step below HPCON Charlie.

The base has been in HPCON Charlie since Feb. 11, after hospitalizations across the state began to drop following the previous surge of COVID-19 omicron cases.

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In a video announcing the change, Col. Pat Miller, 88th ABW Commander, said the base was able to make the change to HPCON Bravo+ due to the continue decline in cases, test positivity rates and hospitalizations. As of Thursday, Ohio reported 1,321 new cases and 151 new hospitalizations. Both numbers were below the 21-day average.

The new health protection level allows the base to have up to 40 percent occupancy, Miller announced. Previously, only 25 percent occupancy was authorized under HPCON Charlie.

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Additionally, Miller said there will be a transition from a “red base” to a “green base,” meaning there won’t be a need to submit an exception for travel.

We’ll continue to update this story as we learn more.

Health Protection Condition Update

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base will shift to HPCON Bravo+ today, Feb 25. The Public Health Emergency declaration remains in effect. We continue to regain ground in the current COVID fight, as our key performance indicators used to determine our local Health Protection Condition level keep improving. More information will be available at https://www.wpafb.af.mil/ and we are updating the COVID-19 information page at https://www.wpafb.af.mil/coronavirus/. 📽U.S. Air Force video by 88 ABW/PA Air Force Materiel Command | Air Force Life Cycle Management Center | AFMS - Wright-Patterson - 88th Medical Group | National Air and Space Intelligence Center | Air Force Research Laboratory - AFRL | 445th Airlift Wing | Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) | 88th Force Support Squadron | Naval Medical Research Unit Dayton | #TeamWrightPatt | #StrengthThroughSupport | #WPAFB

Posted by 88th Air Base Wing on Friday, February 25, 2022

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