Ohio County:
Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department is announcing two (2) COVID-19 associated deaths. One was a resident of a long-term care center in Wheeling and the other was hospitalized at the time of their death.
Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department is announcing thirty-six (36) new cases of COVID-19 in Ohio County for Monday, November 16, 2020. Currently, the health department reports a total of 1102cases, including twelve (14) deaths. Case surveillance, contact tracing, and monitoring continues for many of the reported cases.
Starting Monday, November 16th and running until Saturday, November 21st, the Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department will hold free COVID-19 testing clinics at three locations in Ohio County.
Ohio County COVID Testing
November 16-21, 2020
11am-4pm
Valley Grove Volunteer Fire Department
355 Fire House Lane, Valley Grove WV
Warwood Fire Station, Station 9
1301 Richland Avenue
Wheeling Island Fire Department, 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 ORANGE 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.
Marshall County:
The Marshall County Health Department received confirmation 14 new positive cases including female (60’s), female (70’s), female (50’s), female (60’s), female (40’s), female (50’s), male (30’s), male (50’s), female (50’s), male (80’s), female (60’s), female (20’s), female (60’s), female (40’s). The probable cases include a male (30’s), female (20’s), preteen female, female (40’s), male (40’s), female (30’s), female (30’s), male (50’s), female (70’s), male (60’s), female (20’s) and a female (40’s).
One probable has been transferred to positive due to confirmation testing and 1 positive transferred to Monongalia County.
This brings Marshall County to a total of 723 confirmed cases and 106 probable cases, 369 of which are in isolation at home, 9 hospitalized, 10 associated deaths and 441 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.
Due to Marshall County going RED, the Health Department will continue with the listed testing:
11/17 Tuesday
11/18 Wednesday
10am – 2pm
Marshall County Health Department
11/19 Thursday
1pm – 5pm
Marshall County Health Department
11/20 Friday
11/21 Saturday
10am – 2pm
Marshall County Health Department
For more information, contact the Marshall County Health Department at 304-845-7840 or visit our Facebook page at Marshall County Health Department – WV.
