Marshall County:
Marshall County Health Department received confirmation today of 3 deaths of Marshall County residents associated to COVID-19. Today, we received notification that we lost an 89-year-old male and a 53-year-old female, both of whom were hospitalized at the time of their passing and a 64-year-old male who was a resident of a long term care facility at the time of his passing.
Our hearts are heavy with the loss of these Marshall County residents associated with COVID-19. The thoughts and prayers of the staff at the Health Department and all county offices are with the families and friends of these residents during this difficult time.
The Marshall County Health Department also received confirmation of 101 new positive cases and 34 new probable cases. Of these positive cases, 89 of these have previously been reported out as part of the Northern Regional Jail Outbreak on the WVDHHR COVID 19 Correctional Facilities Website, https://dhhr.wv.gov/…/Pages/Correctional-Facilities.aspx, but these had not previously been reported to the Health Department for entry into the Chexout Computer system where the data for the WVDHHR dashboard is stored.
All 89 of these cases have since recovered. Marshall County is reporting these cases to continue our attempt at transparency of case numbers within the county.The Health Department continues to work on investigations and contact tracing for current active cases.
This brings Marshall County to a total of 1699 confirmed cases and 342 probable cases, 316 of which are in isolation at home, 7 hospitalized, 51 associated deaths and 1667 whom have been released from isolation. Everyone can assist in stopping this rapid increase of cases by wearing masks when in public, maintaining social distance and avoiding large scale events.
Ohio County:
The Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department is announcing two (2) COVID-19 associated deaths for December 30, 2020. One individual was a resident of a local long-term care facility and one individual was hospitalized at the time of their deaths.
Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department is announcing twenty-two (22) new cases of COVID-19 in Ohio County for December 30, 2020. Currently, the health department reports a total of 2631 cases, including forty-two (43) deaths. Case surveillance, contact tracing, and monitoring continue for many of the reported cases.
Starting Monday, January 4th, and running until January 8th, the Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department will hold free COVID-19 testing clinics at two locations in Ohio County.
Wheeling-Ohio County Health DepartmentCOVID Testing – 11:00am – 4:00pm
Valley Grove Volunteer Fire Department, 355 Fire House Lane, Valley Grove WVWheeling Island Fire Station, Station 5, 11 North Wabash Street
The free clinics are for those with or without symptoms and no insurance is needed. Participants need to bring a driver’s license, photo ID or other proof of address. No residency restrictions. Patients under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. This is a drive-up testing clinic and participants will be tested either in their personal vehicles or at a walk-up location near the testing sites. This special clinic is being hosted by the Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department and the Wheeling-Ohio County Emergency Management Agency. For more information call the Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department at (304) 234-3682.
The Health Department is reminding residents that the county is currently RED in the daily WVDHHR County Alert Map. Travel sports teams are prohibited from participating in games, practices, or other types of competition within counties designated as gold, orange, or red in the alert map. The restriction does not apply to teams that play in defined, relatively small geographic areas, such as within a single county or a few counties in the state. In addition, all purely social gatherings are limited to 10 individuals. The limitation does not apply to any activity, business, or entity that has been deemed essential, such as religious services, weddings, or group meetings, conferences, or other special events held for essential businesses and operations. Consult your local health department for more details.
