New COVID cases in Wood County continue to see a slower increase, and no new cases were reported in the last week in local long-term care facilities.
Wood County is now up to 11,291 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 since March, according to the Thursday, Feb. 18, update from the Wood County Health Department. That is 23 more cases than on Tuesday, Feb. 16.
The number of doses of the COVID vaccine being given in Wood County as of today is 16,333 – which is 12.49% of the county’s population.
The number of active COVID cases in the county today is 77, which is 13 fewer than on Tuesday. Active cases are Wood County residents who are being monitored by the health department according to state and federal isolation criteria.
The number of Wood County residents who have died from COVID has been reduced by two to 192. Two deaths were transferred to other jurisdictions, according to the health department.
Of the total 190 deaths, one was in her 20s, one was in his 30s, three were in their 40s, six were in their 50s, 17 were in their 60s, 44 in their 70s, 72 in their 80s, and 45 in their 90s, and one in her 100s.
A total of 555 local residents have been hospitalized for the coronavirus since March, with three more being hospitalized since Tuesday.
Of the total 11,291 cases in the county as of today, those with the virus ranged in age from 1 to 103, with the median age of 39. Of those testing positive, 5,901 were female, and 5,390 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.
Every Thursday, the Wood County Health Department lists “active cases” by ZIP codes. As of this week, there are 12 areas in the county with active cases.
The Perrysburg and Bowling Green ZIP code areas have the most this week, with each having between 26-30 active cases. Northwood followed with 6-10 cases.
Areas with 1-5 cases each include Bradner, Fostoria, Jerry City, Millbury, Pemberville, Rossford, Rudolph, Walbridge and Wayne.
The latest numbers reported for schools (week of Feb. 8) in the county included 20 students and 9 staff:
- Bowling Green City Schools: 5 students, 5 staff.
- Eastwood: 3 students, 0 staff.
- Elmwood: 0 students, 1 staff.
- Lake: 2 students, 0 staff.
- Otsego: 0 students, 1 staff.
- Penta Career Center: 2 students, 0 staff.
- Perrysburg: 8 students, 1 staff.
- Rossford: 0 student, 1 staff.
Of the total COVID cases in Wood County, at least 864 have been in long-term care facilities – 449 were residents and 415 were staff. Those numbers from long-term care facilities are updated every Thursday – but there were no new cases to report today.
The following facilities have had cases, as of Feb. 18:
- SKLD Perrysburg: 54 residents, 25 staff.
- Kingston Residence of Perrysburg: 44 residents, 25 staff.
- Kingston Rehabilitation of Perrysburg: 41 residents, 66 staff.
- The Manor at Perrysburg: 30 residents, 24 staff.
- Heartland of Perrysburg: 33 residents, 30 staff.
- Otterbein Perrysburg: 10 residents, 29 staff.
- Otterbein Pemberville: 24 residents, 31 staff.
- Heritage Corner Health Care, Bowling Green: 15 residents, 12 staff.
- St. Clare Commons, Perrysburg: 2 residents, 5 staff.
- Grand Rapids Care Center: 12 residents, 13 staff.
- Briar Hill Health Campus, North Baltimore: 49 residents, 36 staff.
- Brookdale Bowling Green: 20 residents, 17 staff.
- Wood Lane Residential Werner House: 4 residents, 3 staff.
- Wood Haven Health Care: 2 residents, 15 staff.
- Waterford at Levis Commons: 13 residents, 10 staff.
- Bowling Green Manor: 76 residents, 50 staff.
- Waterford at Levis Commons: 13 residents, 11 staff.
- Wood Lane Residential Dunn House: 6 residents, 5 staff.
- Wood Lane Residential Rollie Hampton House: 2 residents, 1 staff.
- Wood Lane Residential Schult House: 6 residents, 5 staff.
- Wood Lane Residential Bair House: 5 residents, 11 staff.
- Wood County Residential Restle House: 1 resident; 1 staff.
According to the Ohio Department of Health, at least 113 of Wood County’s 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
