Wood County has 956 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 since March, according to the Tuesday, Aug. 4, update from the Wood County Health Department. That is an increase of 32 cases since Monday.
A total of 58 county residents have died since March.
As of today there are 153 active cases in the county, which is 18 more than on Monday. 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 29, the Perrysburg area had between 56 and 60 active cases, and the Bowling Green area had between 11 and 15 active cases. The Rossford, Northwood and Walbridge areas had between 6 and 10 cases.The areas of Custar, Cygnet, Fostoria, Grand Rapids, Jerry City, North Baltimore, Portage, Risingsun, Wayne, Weston and Wingston areas each had between one and five active cases.
Of the 58 who have died, one was in their 50s, seven were in their 60s, 14 in their 70s, 25 in their 80s, and 11 in their 90s. Of the deaths, 31 have been females, and 27 have been males.
Of the total 956 cases in Wood County, at least 244 have been in long-term care facilities – 155 were residents and 89 were staff. Those numbers from long-term care facilities are updated every Wednesday.
The following facilities have had cases, as of July 29:
- 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: 22 residents, 0 staff.
- Otterbein Perrysburg: 4 residents, 17 staff.
- Otterbein Pemberville: 3 residents, 5 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.
- Wood Lane Residential Werner House: 0 residents, 1 staff.
According to the Ohio Department of Health, at least 47 of Wood County’s 58 deaths from COVID-19 have occurred in long-term care facilities.
Of the total 956 cases in the county as of today, those with the virus range in age from 1 to 102, with the median age of 42. The number of females is 511, and males is 445.
A total of 98 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
