Wyandot Public Health News

ODH: COVID-19 cases count to be underreported today due to electronic lab reporting processing error

COLUMBUS – The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) will today report an artificially low, incomplete COVID-19 reported case count caused by an electronic laboratory reporting (ELR) processing error, when reported case count numbers are updated at 2 p.m. on coronavirus.ohio.gov. Testing data from laboratories across the state is automatically submitted to ODH through an ELR […]

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January 25, 2022, Wyandot County Public Health COVID-19 Update

Walk-in COVID-19 vaccine clinics (Moderna and J&J) are held 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays in January at Wyandot County Public Health. There are currently 207* active cases of COVID-19 in Wyandot County. The cumulative case count since March 2020 is 5,048. This includes 3,572 lab-confirmed cases and 1,476 probable cases. Eight patients are currently […]

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January 21, 2022 Wyandot County Public Health COVID-19 Update

Walk-in COVID-19 vaccine clinics (Moderna and J&J) are held 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays in January at Wyandot County Public Health.    There are currently 390* active cases of COVID-19 in Wyandot County. The cumulative case count since March 2020 is 4,949. This includes 3,491 lab-confirmed cases and 1,458 probable cases. Eleven patients are currently […]

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Wyandot County Public Health to host heart health program at USCL

Wyandot County Public Health will continue its monthly series of health-related programs at the Upper Sandusky Community Library on Feb. 9 with “The Pulse on Heart Health.” Public Health Nurse Beth Bower and Wyandot Memorial Hospital’s Director of Wellness Services Sheri Clouse will discuss what makes our hearts tick and will educate attendees about heart […]

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Test kits now available through USPS

If you are in need of test kits, consider visiting covidtests.gov to order tests for your household. The tests are shipped through the United States Postal Service. Every home in the U.S. is eligible to order four free at-home COVID-19 tests. Orders will usually ship in 7-12 days and are expected to start shipping in […]

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January 18, 2022 Wyandot County Public Health COVID-19 Update

Walk-in COVID-19 vaccine clinics (Moderna and J&J) are held 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays in January at Wyandot County Public Health.    There are currently 219* active cases of COVID-19 in Wyandot County. The cumulative case count since March 2020 is 4,822. This includes 3,397 lab-confirmed cases and 1,425 probable cases. Seven patients are currently […]

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Wyandot County Public Health receives MLK Day ServeOhio grant

Health department's project among 9 statewide MLK Day projects funded by ServeOhio Columbus, OH – ServeOhio, the Governor-appointed commission on service and volunteerism, recently announced grant awards to support 9 local Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service projects on January 17. Among the grant recipients was Wyandot County Public Health. The funds were used […]

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January 14, 2022 Wyandot County Public Health COVID-19 Update

Walk-in COVID-19 vaccine clinics (Moderna and J&J) are held 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays in January at Wyandot County Public Health.    There are currently 352* active cases of COVID-19 in Wyandot County. The cumulative case count since March 2020 is 4,616. This includes 3,267 lab-confirmed cases and 1,349 probable cases. Seven patients are currently […]

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New COVID-19 cases inflated as backlog of positive COVID-19 test results clears

COLUMBUS – The Ohio Department of Health will today, and for the next several days, report an artificially high COVID-19 case count caused by a processing lag due to the unprecedented number of cases reported. A processing enhancement was implemented late Thursday to expand the state’s capacity to process a higher volume of lab results, […]

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ODH Update: COVID-19 testing supplies for Ohio’s K-12 schools, colleges and universities

COLUMBUS – The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) is announcing plans to prioritize the state’s supply of COVID-19 tests to first support testing for K-12 schools and colleges/universities. This comes as the state is experiencing a delay in shipment of more than 800,000 testing kits amid a nationwide shortage in COVID-19 testing supplies. ODH has […]

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