Active cases jump to 118 Thursday in Wyandot County

Thursday, Wyandot County Public Health reported 118 active cases in Wyandot County. The cumulative case count since March is 468 and includes 400 lab-confirmed cases, 58 probable cases and 10 additional probable cases based on positive antibody tests.

There are currently four patients hospitalized. A total of 35 hospitalizations have occurred. There have been 15 deaths and 335 recoveries.

Wyandot County currently is at a level two (orange) on the Ohio Public Health Advisory System. At level two, there is increased exposure and spread and county residents are asked to exercise a high degree of caution.

The county has met three indicators to register as an orange county. The indicators include new cases per capita with the state reporting 104 cases over the past two weeks giving Wyandot County 477.68 cases per 100K. The county also has seen a sustained increase in new cases over a seven day average and additionally met the non-congregate cases indicator, with nearly 93% of cases coming from non-congregate settings.

Continue to practice social distancing, to wear face coverings in public, to clean and disinfect regularly, to monitor health daily and to wash hands frequently.

Thursday, the Ohio Department of Health reported 274,457 confirmed and probable cases, 21,558 hospitalizations and 5,658 deaths in Ohio.

For additional statewide case information, download the COVID Summary data spreadsheet at coronavirus.ohio.gov/static/COVIDSummaryData.csv.