November 25, 2020 Wyandot County Public Health COVID-19 Update:
Wyandot County Public Health is sadly reporting our county’s 17th COVID-19 death. We send our heartfelt condolences to all families and friends who have lost loved ones. We ask the public to be vigilant in protecting themselves and each other, especially as we head into Thanksgiving weekend.
There are currently 187 active cases of COVID-19 in Wyandot County. The cumulative case count since March 2020 is 732. This includes 643 lab-confirmed cases, 77 probable cases, and 12 probable cases based on positive antibody tests. There are currently 5 patients hospitalized for COVID-19. Of the reported individuals, there have been 17 deaths and 528 recoveries.
Please continue to practice social distancing, wear face coverings in public, clean and disinfect regularly, monitor your health daily, and wash your hands frequently.
As of 2:00 PM Wednesday, the Ohio Department of Health has reported 382,743 confirmed and probable cases, 25,486 hospitalizations, and 6,274 deaths in Ohio. For additional statewide case information, download the COVID Summary data spreadsheet here: https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/static/COVIDSummaryData.csv
*Note: The Ohio Public Health Advisory System was not yet updated at the time of this post.
The Ohio Department of Health has created the following dashboard that will provide you with both local and regional data: https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/covid-19/home/dashboard
As we continue to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak, it is important that we rely on accurate information. Wyandot County Public Health recommends the following resources:
ODH Information Line (833) 4 ASK ODH
State- https://coronavirus.ohio.gov
Federal- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html