Three more Wood County residents with COVID-19 die

Three more Wood County residents with COVID-19 have died, bringing the total to 23. As of today, the county now has 174 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, according to the Friday, May 1, update from the Wood County Health Department.

The last three local people to die with COVID-19 were female – two in their 70s and one in her 80s. 

According to the April 29 numbers from the Wood County Health Department, there are 118 confirmed cases in local nursing homes, compared to 57 recorded last week. Of those 118 cases, 92 are residents and 26 are staff. Those numbers will be updated every Wednesday

The following facilities have cases:

  • SKLD Perrysburg: 45 residents, 2 staff.
  • Kingston Residence of Perrysburg: 28 residents, 13 staff.
  • Kingston Rehabilitation of Perrysburg: 1 resident, 0 staff.
  • The Manor at Perrysburg: 15 residents, 5 staff.
  • Otterbein Perrysburg: 3 residents, 6 staff.

The ODH listing attributes 15 deaths in Wood County nursing homes to COVID-19.

A total of 52 people with the virus in the county are hospitalized. 

Those with the virus range in age from 1 to 98, with the median age of 71. Of the 174 cases, 103 are female, 71 are male.

Of the 23 county residents with COVID-19 who have died, 12 were females, and 11 were males. Three were in their 60s, nine in their 70s, eight in their 80s, and three in their 90s.

No additional information about the 174 Wood County residents will be provided by the health department in order to protect their privacy.