Marshall County:
Marshall County Health Department received confirmation today of 2 deaths of Marshall County residents associated to COVID-19. Today, we received notification that we lost a 90-year-old male and a 62-year-old male, both of whom were hospitalized at the time of their 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 family and friends of these gentlemen during this difficult time.
During the period of December 24 through December 28, 2020, the Marshall County Health Department also received confirmation 55 new positive cases and 33 new probable cases. Limited numbers of Health Department staff were required to work over this holiday weekend and they have continued to work on investigations and contact tracing.
This brings Marshall County to a total of 1603 confirmed cases and 310 probable cases, 426 of which are in isolation at home, 8 hospitalized, 48 associated deaths and 1431 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 death for December 28, 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-four (24) new cases of COVID-19 in Ohio County for December 28, 2020. Currently, the health department reports a total of 2577 cases, including thirty-seven (39) deaths. Case surveillance, contact tracing, and monitoring continue for many of the reported cases. During the community mass testing today (12/28/2020), the health department performed 157 COVID-19 tests on Ohio Valley residents.
Starting Monday, December 28th, and running until December 29th, the Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department will hold free COVID-19 testing clinics at three locations in Ohio County. The lab used for processing will have shorter hours for the holiday week, as a result, the department’s testing clinics are shorter. Wheeling-Ohio County Health DepartmentCOVID Testing
December 28th: 11:00am – 4:00pmDecember 29th: 9:00am – 11:00am
Valley Grove Volunteer Fire Department, 355 Fire House Lane, Valley Grove WVWarwood Fire Station, Station 9, 1301 Richland Avenue
Wheeling 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.
