Wood County now has 42 residents who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the daily update from the Wood County Health Department on Thursday, April 9.
Two county residents with COVID-19 have died.
Of those 42 people, 22 are hospitalized. Wood County Hospital currently has two patients who tested positive for COVID-19. Those not hospitalized are staying isolated in their homes.
They range in age from 20 to 96, with the median age of 61. Of those with the virus, 25 are female, 17 are male.
No additional information about the Wood County residents will be provided by the health department in order to protect their privacy.
The local case numbers for coronavirus (COVID-19) are expected to jump soon due to new reporting practices, which will now include probable cases in addition to confirmed cases.
Until now, local health departments have followed guidance from the Ohio Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which announced positive COVID-19 cases once they were confirmed by laboratory testing results.
As of today, Ohio has 5,512 cases, with 1,612 hospitalizations and 213 deaths. The age range has been 1 to 101 years old.
