Wood County is now up to 10,461 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 since March, according to the Monday, Jan. 25, update from the Wood County Health Department. That is 163 more cases than on Friday.
The number of first doses of the COVID vaccine being given in Wood County as of Sunday was 7,732 – which is 5.91% of the county’s population.
The number of active COVID cases in the county today is 252, which is 18 fewer than on Friday. Active cases are Wood County residents who are being monitored by the health department according to state and federal isolation criteria.
A total of 512 local residents have been hospitalized for the coronavirus since March, with one more being hospitalized since Friday.
The county has recorded a total of 158 deaths from COVID. Of those, one was in his 30s, two were in their 40s, five were in their 50s, 17 were in their 60s, 32 in their 70s, 62 in their 80s, and 38 in their 90s, and one in her 100s.
Of the total 10,461 cases in the county as of today, those with the virus ranged in age from 1 to 103, with the median age of 39. Of those testing positive, 5,464 were female, and 4,997 were male.
Cases involving BGSU students and staff who live in surrounding counties and commute are included in BGSU figures, but not Wood County’s total count.
Every Wednesday, the Wood County Health Department lists “active cases” by ZIP codes. As of last week, there were 23 areas in the county with active cases.
The Perrysburg ZIP code area again had the most this week, with 96-100 active cases. Next was Bowling Green, with 76-80 active cases.
Northwood was the next highest with 21-25 active cases, followed by Walbridge with 11-15. Cygnet, Fostoria, Grand Rapids and Rossford each had 6-10 active cases.
Areas with 1-5 cases each included Bloomdale, Bradner, Custar, Hoytville, Jerry City, Luckey, Millbury, North Baltimore, Pemberville, Portage, Rudolph, Tontogany, Wayne, West Millgrove and Weston.
The latest numbers reported for schools (week of Jan. 11) in the county included 65 students and 37 staff:
- All Saints Catholic: 0 students, 2 staff.
- Bowling Green City Schools: 11 students, 3 staff.
- Eastwood: 1 student, 4 staff.
- Elmwood: 3 students, 2 staff.
- Lake: 2 students, 0 staff.
- North Baltimore: 0 students, 1 staff.
- Northwood: 6 studenta, 4 staff.
- Penta Career Center: 6 students, 3 staff.
- Perrysburg: 27 students, 17 staff.
- Rossford: 6 students, 0 staff.
- St. Rose: 2 students, 0 staff.
- Westside Montessori: 1 student, 0 staff.
- Wood County ESC: 0 students, 1 staff.
Of the total COVID cases in Wood County, at least 845 have been in long-term care facilities – 446 were residents and 399 were staff. Those numbers from long-term care facilities are updated every Wednesday.
The following facilities have had cases, as of Jan. 20:
- SKLD Perrysburg: 53 residents, 24 staff.
- Kingston Residence of Perrysburg: 44 residents, 25 staff.
- Kingston Rehabilitation of Perrysburg: 41 residents, 64 staff.
- The Manor at Perrysburg: 30 residents, 22 staff.
- Heartland of Perrysburg: 33 residents, 29 staff.
- Otterbein Perrysburg: 10 residents, 28 staff.
- Otterbein Pemberville: 24 residents, 28 staff.
- Heritage Corner Health Care, Bowling Green: 14 residents, 11 staff.
- St. Clare Commons, Perrysburg: 2 residents, 5 staff.
- Grand Rapids Care Center: 11 residents, 12 staff.
- Briar Hill Health Campus, North Baltimore: 49 residents, 35 staff.
- Brookdale Bowling Green: 20 residents, 16 staff.
- Wood Lane Residential Werner House: 4 residents, 3 staff.
- Wood Haven Health Care: 2 residents, 14 staff.
- Waterford at Levis Commons: 13 residents, 10 staff.
- Bowling Green Manor: 76 residents, 49 staff.
- Waterford at Levis Commons: 13 residents, 11 staff.
- Wood Lane Residential Dunn House: 6 residents, 5 staff.
- Wood Lane Residential Rollie Hampton House: 2 residents, 1 staff.
- Wood Lane Residential Schult House: 6 residents, 5 staff.
- Wood Lane Residential Bair House: 5 residents, 11 staff.
- Wood County Residential Restle House: 1 resident; 1 staff.
According to the Ohio Department of Health, at least 103 of Wood County’s deaths from COVID-19 have occurred in long-term care facilities.
More detailed statistics about Wood County cases can be found at https://sites.google.com/view/wchdohio-coronavirus
