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Port Clinton-Ottawa County reported a second death due to COVID-19. Forty-four cases have been confirmed over the last few days.

The Ottawa County Health Commissioner Nancy Osbourne said Friday that the second person to die of the virus was an 84-year-old woman. of The first one is a 75 year old woman, Reported the first week ago.

According to the Ottawa County Department of Health, no details about the victim have been reported to respect the privacy of the victim and their families.

There was also one additional admission from COVID-19, a total of 16 as of Friday, but 11 of those patients were subsequently released from the hospital.

Out of a total of 44 cases in Ottawa County, 28 were female and 16 were male. 9 were in their 50s, 9 were in their 30s, 7 were in their 60s, 6 were in their 70s, 5 were in their 40s, 4 were in their 20s, 3 were in their 80s, and 1 was under the age of 19. ..

Incidents in the county increased significantly in mid-April, including a one-day increase from 19 April 14th Tuesday to 29th April 15th. Then on Thursday 16th April, up to 4 more 33.

After that, the increase in the number of cases began to stabilize at about 1 or 2 every few days and remained at 40 for several days until the latest 4 increase on Tuesday.

by Ottawa County Emergency Management AgencyThe surge in local cases reported in mid-April was primarily due to an outbreak within an apartment complex. The name of the facility has not been published.

Other Ohio Coronavirus updates:

In Ohio, a total of 22,131 cases of COVID-19 occurred at 2:00 pm, with 1,271 deaths. Thursday is based on statistics that combine reported cases from the state with “probable” case findings by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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