Wood County is now at 669 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, according to the Thursday, July 23, update from the Wood County Health Department. That is an increase of 17 cases since Wednesday.
As of today there are 106 active cases in the county, compared to 102 active cases on Wednesday. Active cases are Wood County residents who are being monitored by the health department according to state and federal isolation criteria.
Every Wednesday, the Wood County Health Department lists “active cases” by Zip Code. As of July 22, the Perrysburg area had between 41 and 45 active cases, and the Bowling Green area had between 26 and 30 active cases. The Rossford area had between 11 and 15 active cases, and Northwood had between 6 and 10 cases.The areas of Bradner, Fostoria, North Baltimore, Rudolph and Walbridge each had between one and five active cases.
A total of 54 people with the virus in Wood County have died, with the latest death being someone in their 50s – the youngest reported fatality in the county from COVID.
Of the 54 who have died, one was in their 50s, seven were in their 60s, 12 in their 70s, 23 in their 80s, and 11 in their 90s.
Of the total 669 cases in Wood County, at least 228 have been in long-term care facilities – 142 were residents and 86 were staff. Those numbers from long-term care facilities are updated every Wednesday.
The following facilities have had cases, as of July 22:
- SKLD Perrysburg: 49 residents, 7 staff.
- Kingston Residence of Perrysburg: 44 residents, 17 staff.
- Kingston Rehabilitation of Perrysburg: 11 residents, 25 staff.
- The Manor at Perrysburg: 18 residents, 7 staff.
- Heartland of Perrysburg: 9 residents, 0 staff.
- Otterbein Perrysburg: 4 residents, 16 staff.
- Otterbein Pemberville: 3 residents, 4 staff.
- Heritage Corner Health Care, Bowling Green: 1 resident, 3 staff.
- St. Clare Commons, Perrysburg: 1 resident, 0 staff.
- Grand Rapids Care Center: 1 resident, 0 staff.
- Briar Hill Health Campus: 1 resident, 6 staff.
- Brookdale, Bowling Green: 0 residents, 1 staff.
According to the Ohio Department of Health, at least 42 of Wood County’s 54 deaths from COVID-19 have occurred in long-term care facilities.
Of the total 669 cases in the county as of today, those with the virus range in age from 1 to 102, with the median age of 45. Of the local cases, 370 are females and 299 are males.
A total of 84 Wood County residents have been hospitalized for the virus since March.
More detailed statistics about Wood County cases can be found at https://sites.google.com/view/wchdohio-coronavirus
