Wood County Emergency Management Agency’s Emergency Operation Center’s Situation Report on COVID-19 Response for June 4.
Executive Summary:
Ohio Confirmed Cases: 34,208
Ohio Probable Cases: 2,584
Ohio Total Confirmed plus Probable: 36,792
Ohio Hospitalizations: 6,251
ICU Admissions: 1,604
Ohio Confirmed COVID Deaths: 2,080
Ohio Probable COVID Deaths: 219
*For daily state hospitalization data please visit: https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/covid-19/dashboards/key-metrics/hospitalizations/key-metrics-on-hospitalizations scroll to the bottom, find the date you are looking for and hover your mouse over that bar.
Wood County Cases (total plus probable): 306
Wood County Hospitalizations: 66
Wood County Long Term Care Cases: 198
Wood County Deaths: 49
County EOC Objectives:
1. Coordinate the county’s response to limit spread of COVID-19; and maintain medical care.
2. Provide timely, clear, and consistent messaging to the public, stakeholders and media on the status of COVID-19 and actions the public can take to keep themselves safe.
3. Determine how county agencies will continue delivery of essential services to Wood County residents while following COVID-19 public health guidelines.
4. Prevent, identify, mitigate, and respond to COVID19 hotspots within the county.
EMA:
• State EMA – Over the past 24 hours, ODH reported 442 (36,792) total new cases, 75 (6,251) hospitalizations, and 21 (1,604) ICU Admissions, all of which were below their respective 21-day averages. There were 41 (2,299) deaths, which was above the respective 21-day average. ODH reported an additional hot spot identified in a Mercer County-based congregate care facility. The State EOC continues to provide mission support to previously identified areas of concern. A request to extend Title 32 orders for Ohio National Guard members is in progress. The second statewide push of PPE was completed. An additional push has been approved for next week. State PPE stores continue to be transferred to a secondary location per the current storage strategy while long-term storage planning continues.
• The Wood County EMA has cloth masks available for local government entities. Please contact us if you have a need. These will be given on a first come first served basis.
• Thank you Cooper Standard for the generous face shield donation today.
• Please contact us if you have PPE to donate, if you have any PPE needs or have any questions, or if you know citizens looking to purchase masks, please connect them with our office and we can give them the contact information of local mask sellers.
Public Health:
• There are 34,208 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ohio. There are 306 cases (total confirmed plus probable) presently in Wood County, 66 of those are or have been hospitalized, 198 in long term care, 49 deaths.
• Case follow-up and contact tracing – Confirmed and probable cases are reported to the health department. Several health department staff are involved in contacting cases and their close contacts to ensure isolation and quarantine guidelines are followed. In addition, a UT professor has enlisted a pool of trained nursing and other students to help the health department with interviews of cases and their close contacts.
• Testing – testing locations and other local information, as well as links to ODH and CDC resources, can be found at Coronavirus.WoodCountyHealth.org
• Health department staff are answering calls regarding testing, essential business concerns, employee safety, the stay-at-home order and many other questions.
• Wood County health inspectors have resumed in-person visits as restaurants get the go-ahead to reopen after a coronavirus shutdown.
Healthcare:
• Long Term Care: The Wood County health department has PPE (i.e., isolation gowns, N95s, surgical mask, face shields, Tyvek suits, and gloves) that they can give to you. Please email: William Bryant-Bey (wbryant-bey@co.wood.oh.us) with the supplies you want for your agency and the pickup date/time. PPE pickup is located at the Wood County Health Department. Pick up date is Thursday, June 11, from 9 – 10:30 a.m. or 1 – 4 p.m.
• June 1-7 is National CPR and AED Awareness Week. More than 1,600 people suffer cardiac arrest every day in the U.S., so if you see someone collapse without warning, know your ‘Cardiac Arrest 1-2-3.’ Call 9-1-1. Start #CPR. Use an #AED.
• For formal resource requests, please contact us at: woodcountyema@co.wood.oh.us.
• If an agency doesn’t have fit test capability and they need staff fit tested, Wood County Hospital Ready Works does fit testing for N95 masks. The cost is $25/person. They need to bring their own mask, schedule in advance 419-373-4162, complete a questionnaire, and takes about 15 minutes per person.
Law Enforcement/Fire/EMS:
• In response to the worldwide outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which is caused by the SARS CoV-2 virus, the National Volunteer Fire Council has established this webpage to provide links to information and resources from various federal agencies and other sources that are relevant to emergency responders. We will update this page periodically as we become aware of new resources and information related to EMS or other emergency responders. https://www.nvfc.org/coronavirus-19-information-and-resources-for-ems/?fbclid=IwAR2ZzPJ0jzpEX_6RfYccTP7zzyk4QWdwIKry3UIxTCeTRhkc81UMJvLUscc
Wood County Parks:
• Wood County Park District parks and preserves are open daily from 8 a.m. until 30 minutes past sunset. Observe social distancing of 6-10 feet from anyone who does not live in a household. Restrooms are open. Park-goers are asked to wear a mask inside the restroom. Through June 22, playgrounds and facilities are closed, programs and events are canceled, and park district headquarters are closed to the public.
Wood County Fair:
• The food vendors will be back on Wednesday starting at 11-7. Thank you for all your support. Fair books are available in the fair office.
Schools:
• If you have a child in kindergarten through 12th grade in your household who was receiving free or reduced-price meals while in school, your child is eligible for the Pandemic-Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits as a result of the school closure. What is P-EBT? The federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 provides a temporary program called Pandemic-Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT). P-EBT provides children in kindergarten through 12th grade eligible for free or reduced-price meals with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) benefits. The program is administered by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services and the Department is partnering with the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) to ensure children and families receive this important benefit. For questions regarding P-EBT, please contact the ODJFS customer service line at 1-866-244-0071.
BGSU:
• Now publishing a situation report once/week.
• The BGSU Baseball program has been reinstated. Alumni, donors commit $1.5 million over the next three years. Bowling Green State University, after positive and productive dialogue with alumni and former student-athletes nationwide, reinstated its baseball program June 2. The Division I baseball program, with a rich history in the Mid-American Conference and the NCAA, was eliminated May 15 due to financial constraints caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Local:
• The Bowling Green Human Relations Commission will meet on Friday, June 5, at 8 a.m., via Zoom. The public may watch the meeting live on the city’s YouTube Live channel – www.bgohio.org/meetings.
• The next food distribution and senior food box program will be held Friday, June 5, from 10 to 11:30 a.m., at First United Methodist Church, 1526 E. Wooster St., Bowling Green.
• The Wood County District Public Library is on track to open in July. Library users, please note that any materials checked out before WCDPL closed on March 15 in response to Coronavirus safety guidelines now have a due date of Friday, June 12. You may return any borrowed items you’ve been holding on to by using the book drop built into the north wall of the Bowling Green building (or, for the Walbridge library, built into the south wall, just right of the Watershed filling station). Items borrowed prior to March 15 which have not been returned or renewed by June 12 will start receiving overdue notices.
• The Red Cross wanted to reach out to everyone and make you aware of locations in our community that are available for donations. The dates are in the same window for donations if you were signed up for a drive here at WCBDD. To schedule an appointment at one of these sites please visit redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code: GOODSHEPHERD or call 1-800-Red-Cross, (733-2767). The drives are as follows: Tuesday, June 9, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., BGSU – Perry Field House (free parking) To schedule an appointment visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter sponsor code BGSU or call 1-800- Red Cross. Saturday, June 13, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Church of the Good Shepherd, 5589 Holcomb Road, Wayne.
Administrative Information:
Any information and contributions your agency has for this report is valuable to maintain a common operating picture and situational awareness for the county as a whole.
Please reach out to our office via phone or email (email preferred) to share information.
EOC Hours of Operation: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Requesting support: Call Wood County EMA at 419-354-9269 or email
woodcountyema@co.wood.oh.us
ODH Call line: 1-833-4-ASK-ODH (1-833-427-5634)
www.coronavirus.ohio.gov
