Sandusky, Wood, Wyandot Counties report first deaths

Three neighboring counties Wednesday reported their first deaths related to COVID-19. Wood County reported its first two deaths and Wyandot and Sandusky each reported one. Statewide, the number of confirmed cases on the Ohio Department of Health website was 5,148 cases, an increase of 366 confirmed cases from 4,782 Tuesday. The website reported 193 deaths, an increased of 26 deaths from 167 Tuesday. For comparison, total case numbers in the last few days were 4,450 Monday, 4,043 Sunday, 3,739 Saturday and 3,312 Friday. The website reported a 4% death rate. Seneca County's six confirmed cases remained unchanged. Two people are hospitalized and one died. Reports from neighboring counties showed: Wood, 41 (22 hospitalized, 2 deaths); Hancock, 17 (5 hospitalized); Huron, 9 (3 hospitalized, 3 recovered, 1 death); Crawford, 9 (3 recovered); Sandusky, 5 (4 hospitalized, 1 death); and Wyandot, 5 (1 hospitalized, 1 death). Counties with 50 or more cases are: Cuyahoga, 960 (23 deaths); Franklin, 761 (12 deaths); Hamilton, 437 (13 deaths); Lucas, 371 (16 deaths); Mahoning, 305 (28 deaths); Summit, 211 (12 deaths); Montgomery, 147 (2 deaths); Lorain, 136 (4 deaths); Trumbull, 126 (8 deaths); Stark, 114 (7 deaths); Portage, 108 (8 deaths); Miami, 107 (14 deaths); Butler, 102 (2 deaths); Lake, 99 (4 deaths); Medina, 94 (4 death); Delaware, 79 (1 death); Columbiana, 71 (6 deaths); Fairfield, 65; and Licking, 64 (3 deaths). The ODH website reported 83 of Ohio's 88 counties have a least one confirmed case. Henry County, the only northwest Ohio county who had not had a confirmed case, reported its first case Wednesday. However, Putnam County, which showed a case Tuesday showed no cases Wednesday. ODH reported 1,495 people were hospitalized and 472 were in intensive care units, compared to 1,354 people hospitalized and 417 were in ICU Tuesday and 1,214 hospitalized and 371 in ICU on Monday. The site reported 29% of people who are infected are hospitalized and 9% are in ICU. The website reported 21% of confirmed cases are healthcare workers. The total number of people tested in Ohio is reported to be 53,341, which includes people tested who voluntarily reported test results to ODH. The age range of confirmed cases in Ohio is from younger than 1 to age 101; 52% are female and 48% are male. In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website Wednesday reported 395,011 confirmed cases and 12,754 deaths nationwide, up from 374,329 cases and 12,064 deaths Tuesday, 330,891 cases and 8,910 deaths Monday, 304,826 cases and 7,616 deaths Sunday and 277,205 cases and 6,593 deaths Saturday. Statistics are from all 50 states, plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, Northern Marianas and U.S. Virgin Islands. The most cases are still in New York, estimated to be topping 149,000. Worldwide, the Coronavirus Dashboard (ncov2019.live/data) reported the number of cases increased Wednesday to nearly $1.5 million, up from 1.41 million Tuesday, 1.33 million Monday, 1.26 million Sunday and 1.18 million Saturday. Worldwide cases reportedly exceeded 1 million for the first time last Thursday, which means there have been 500,000 cases worldwide this week. The site reported more than 87,400 people have died, up from 81,000 Tuesday, 74,000 Monday, 69,000 Sunday, 64,100 Saturday and 58,200 Friday. There were more than 38,785 "serious" cases reported Wednesday, which is down from 39,700 reported Tuesday, and the site reported more than 332,000 people have recovered.