Wood County is up to 2,195 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 since March, according to the Thursday, Oct. 8, update from the Wood County Health Department. That is 18 more cases since Wednesday.
As of today there are 119 active cases in the county, which is 15 fewer than on Wednesday. Active cases are Wood County residents who are being monitored by the health department according to state and federal isolation criteria.
Of the total 2,195 cases in the county as of today, those with the virus ranged in age from 1 to 102, with the median age of 32. Of those testing positive, 1,164 were female, and 1,031 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.
A total of 177 Wood County residents have been hospitalized for the virus since March.
Of the 88 who have died, three were in their 50s, 10 were in their 60s, 24 in their 70s, 36 in their 80s, and 15 in their 90s. Of the deaths, 49 have been females, and 38 have been males.
Every Wednesday, the Wood County Health Department lists “active cases” by ZIP codes. As of this week, there were 20 areas in the county with active cases.
The Bowling Green ZIP codes areas had 51-55 cases this week – a drop from the 121-125 active cases last week.
The Perrysburg area had between 26 and 30 cases, and both Bradner and Northwood areas had 6 to 10 cases. Areas with 1 to 5 cases each included Cygnet, Fostoria, Grand Rapids, Haskins, Jerry City, Luckey, Millbury, Milton Center, North Baltimore, Pemberville, Portage, Rossford, Rudolph, Walbridge, Wayne and Weston.
Of the total 2,195 cases in Wood County, at least 371 have been in long-term care facilities – 221 were residents and 150 were staff. Those numbers from long-term care facilities are updated every Wednesday.
The following facilities have had cases, as of Oct. 7
- SKLD Perrysburg: 50 residents, 9 staff.
- Kingston Residence of Perrysburg: 44 residents, 20 staff.
- Kingston Rehabilitation of Perrysburg: 11 residents, 31 staff.
- The Manor at Perrysburg: 18 residents, 7 staff.
- Heartland of Perrysburg: 31 residents, 17 staff.
- Otterbein Perrysburg: 6 residents, 18 staff.
- Otterbein Pemberville: 3 residents, 8 staff.
- Heritage Corner Health Care, Bowling Green: 10 residents, 12 staff.
- St. Clare Commons, Perrysburg: 1 resident, 5 staff.
- Grand Rapids Care Center: 1 resident, 0 staff.
- Briar Hill Health Campus, North Baltimore: 45 residents, 19 staff.
- Brookdale, Bowling Green: 0 residents, 1 staff.
- Wood Lane Residential Werner House: 1 resident, 1 staff.
- Wood Haven Health Care: 0 residents, 2 staff.
According to the Ohio Department of Health, at least 55 of Wood County’s 88 deaths from COVID-19 have occurred in long-term care facilities.
As of new cases reported in K-12 schools during the week of Sept. 28, Eastwood reported one staff member tested positive, Penta Career Center reported one student, Perrysburg reported one student, and Wood Lane School reported one staff member.
More detailed statistics about Wood County cases can be found at https://sites.google.com/view/wchdohio-coronavirus
