The Bowling Green area has between 96-100 active cases of COVID-19 in the county as of today (Sept. 23) – the most of any region in the county, according to the numbers from the Wood County Health Department.
Wood County is up to 1,750 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 since March, according to the Wednesday, Sept. 23, update from the Wood County Health Department. That is 14 more cases since Tuesday.
The total COVID deaths in the county since March is now 81.
As of today there are 133 active cases in the county, which is two more than on Tuesday. Active cases are Wood County residents who are being monitored by the health department according to state and federal isolation criteria.
Of the total 1,750 cases in the county as of today, those with the virus ranged in age from 1 to 102, with the median age of 36. Of those testing positive, 940 were female, and 810 were male.
A total of 151 Wood County residents have been hospitalized for the virus since March.
Of the 81 who have died, three were in their 50s, nine were in their 60s, 20 in their 70s, 34 in their 80s, and 15 in their 90s. Of the deaths, 46 have been females, and 35 have been males.
Every Wednesday, the Wood County Health Department lists “active cases” by Zip Code. As of Sept. 23, there were 12 areas in the county with active cases.
The Bowling Green area had the most – with between 96-100 active cases. That compares to between 46 and 50 cases one week ago in the Bowling Green area.
The Perrysburg area had between 16 and 20 cases. Areas with 1 to 5 cases each included Cygnet, Deshler, Fostoria, Haskins, Luckey, North Baltimore, Risingsun, Rossford, Wayne and Weston.
Of the total 1,750 cases in Wood County, at least 342 have been in long-term care facilities – 205 were residents and 137 were staff. Those numbers from long-term care facilities are updated every Wednesday.
The following facilities have had cases, as of Sept. 23:
- SKLD Perrysburg: 50 residents, 9 staff.
- Kingston Residence of Perrysburg: 44 residents, 19 staff.
- Kingston Rehabilitation of Perrysburg: 11 residents, 31 staff.
- The Manor at Perrysburg: 18 residents, 7 staff.
- Heartland of Perrysburg: 28 residents, 15 staff.
- Otterbein Perrysburg: 6 residents, 18 staff.
- Otterbein Pemberville: 3 residents, 8 staff.
- Heritage Corner Health Care, Bowling Green: 1 resident, 4 staff.
- St. Clare Commons, Perrysburg: 1 resident, 5 staff.
- Grand Rapids Care Center: 1 resident, 0 staff.
- Briar Hill Health Campus, North Baltimore: 41 residents, 17 staff.
- Brookdale, Bowling Green: 0 residents, 1 staff.
- Wood Lane Residential Werner House: 1 resident, 1 staff.
- Wood Haven Health Care: 0 residents, 2 staff.
According to the Ohio Department of Health, at least 52 of Wood County’s 81 deaths from COVID-19 have occurred in long-term care facilities.
As of cases reported in K-12 schools during the week of Sept. 14, Otsego reported one student and two staff testing positive, and Penta Career Center reported two students and one staff testing positive.
More detailed statistics about Wood County cases can be found at https://sites.google.com/view/wchdohio-coronavirus
