Wood County has recorded its youngest fatality from COVID-19, with a woman in her 40s dying from the virus over the weekend.
The county is up to 2,633 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 since March, according to the Monday, Oct. 26, update from the Wood County Health Department. That is 88 more cases since Friday.
Of the 96 who have died, one was in her 40s, three were in their 50s, 10 were in their 60s, 24 in their 70s, 42 in their 80s, and 16 in their 90s. Of the deaths, 55 have been females, and 41 have been males.
As of today there are 182 active cases in the county, which is 20 more than on Friday. Active cases are Wood County residents who are being monitored by the health department according to state and federal isolation criteria.
Of the total 2,633 cases in the county as of today, those with the virus ranged in age from 1 to 102, with the median age of 35. Of those testing positive, 1,386 were female, and 1,247 were male.
Cases involving BGSU students and staff who live in surrounding counties and commute are included in BGSU figures, but not Wood County’s total count.
A total of 214 Wood County residents have been hospitalized for the virus since March, with four more being hospitalized since Friday.
Every Wednesday, the Wood County Health Department lists “active cases” by ZIP codes. As of last week, there were 20 areas in the county with active cases.
The Perrysburg ZIP code area had 46-50 active cases. Bowling Green ZIP codes had 41-45 cases last week.
Three areas, North Baltimore, Northwood and Rossford each had 11-15 active cases. Areas with 1 to 5 cases each included Bloomdale, Bradner, Custar, Cygnet, Fostoria, Genoa, Grand Rapids, Haskins, Luckey, Millbury, Pemberville, Portage, Risingsun, Walbridge, and Weston.
As of new cases reported in K-12 schools during the week of Oct. 12, Bowling Green reported two students and one staff; Montessori reported one student; Penta Career Center reported one student; Perrysburg, two students; Rossford, two students and one staff; and St. Rose Schools, one staff.
Of the total 2,633 cases in Wood County, at least 392 have been in long-term care facilities – 236 were residents and 156 were staff. Those numbers from long-term care facilities are updated every Wednesday.
The following facilities have had cases, as of Oct. 21:
- SKLD Perrysburg: 50 residents, 9 staff.
- Kingston Residence of Perrysburg: 44 residents, 21 staff.
- Kingston Rehabilitation of Perrysburg: 12 residents, 32 staff.
- The Manor at Perrysburg: 21 residents, 8 staff.
- Heartland of Perrysburg: 31 residents, 17 staff.
- Otterbein Perrysburg: 6 residents, 18 staff.
- Otterbein Pemberville: 10 residents, 11 staff.
- Heritage Corner Health Care, Bowling Green: 14 residents, 10 staff.
- St. Clare Commons, Perrysburg: 1 resident, 5 staff.
- Grand Rapids Care Center: 1 resident, 0 staff.
- Briar Hill Health Campus, North Baltimore: 45 residents, 19 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.
- Waterford at Levis Commons: 0 residents, 2 staff.
According to the Ohio Department of Health, at least 61 of Wood County’s 96 deaths from COVID-19 have occurred in long-term care facilities.
More detailed statistics about Wood County cases can be found at https://sites.google.com/view/wchdohio-coronavirus
