Health Dept: 90 active COVID-19 cases Wednesday

Wednesday, Wyandot County Public Health reported 90 active cases of COVID-19 in Wyandot County. The cumulative case count since March 2020 is 2,283. This includes 1,756 lab-confirmed cases, 489 probable cases and 38 suspect cases based on positive antibody tests.

There are currently two patients hospitalized for COVID-19 with a cumulative count of 155 hospitalizations. Of the reported individuals there have been 53 deaths and 2,140 patients have completed their isolation period. 

Wyandot County currently is at a level three (red) on the Ohio Public Health Advisory System. At level three, there is very high exposure and spread and county residents are asked to limit activities as much as possible. 

A public vaccination clinic is 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday at the Wyandot County Fairgrounds dining hall. It is open to anyone age 18 and older who would like to receive the Moderna vaccine.

View the Ohio Department of Health’s COVID-19 vaccine dashboard at coronavirus.ohio.gov.

Wednesday, the Ohio Department of Health reported 1,058,395 confirmed and probable cases, 55,323 hospitalizations and 19,033 deaths in Ohio.

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

The Ohio Department of Health has created a dashboard which provides both local and regional data at coronavirus.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/covid-19/home/dashboard.

A statewide mandated face covering order is in place. All individuals in Ohio must wear facial coverings in public at all times.

— At an indoor location that is not a residence.

— Outdoors, but unable to maintain 6-foot social distance from people who are not household members.

— Waiting for, riding, driving, or operating public transportation, such as a taxi, a car service, or a private car used for ride-sharing.

The order requires those 10 years old or older to wear a mask. 

Antibody testing currently is available to the public. As Wyandot County Public Health receives the results of these tests, it will be reported using specific criteria. If the patient received a positive antibody test and had been in close contact with a lab-confirmed case, linked to a community outbreak or exhibited symptoms of COVID-19, the case will be labeled as probable. A positive antibody test result meeting none of these conditions will be considered a suspected case.

For more information on antibody tests, visit cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/testing/serology-overview.html.

Additional information is available at the ODH information line by calling 833-4-ASK-ODH and at the CDC’s website cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/.