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Wood County
Emergency Management Agency
Jeff Klein, EMA Director
A department under the Board of County Commissioners
Doris I. Herringshaw Ed.D ● Craig LaHote ● Dr. Theodore H. Bowlus
Wood County EOC Situation Report
COVID-19 Response
December 10, 2020
County EOC Status: Virtually Activated
State EOC: Activated
This report communicates County EOC activity over the past 24 hours
Dissemination: After Governor’s Press Conference at 4pm
Information Cutoff Time: 330pm
Executive Summary:
**Next press conference scheduled for Monday December 14, 2020**
Governor DeWine: Today we are reporting 11,738 new cases in Ohio, which is the 4th highest case
count, 452 new hospitalizations, 31 new ICU admissions with 111 deaths reported in the last 24 hours.
Noble, Harrison, and Washington Counties are red for the first time ever. Medina, Portage, Richland
Stark and Summit remain purple. The next 3 weeks will be the most important heading into the biggest
holiday of the year and what everyone does will affect our holiday into the new year. We cannot afford
on the eve of a safe and effective vaccination to further overwhelm our hospitals with a tsunami. We
have an obligation to stop community spread and keep loved ones safe. The pandemic has been going
on for 9 months now and is the biggest threat to our health, our mental, health, and economy. We can
protect each other and our families deserve to have normalcy in our lives. There are things each of us
can do to help all of us to live safely with the virus. The governor reached out to a panel of medical
experts for guidance in developing a statewide protocol for Ohioans to follow in the next 21 days. The
new StaySafeOhio Protocol is as follows:
Governor DeWine had 12 physicians throughout Ohio for the 10-Step Safe Ohio Protocols. Each
physician discussed the importance of how we can have not only a happy, but safe upcoming holiday.
1. Stay home except for essential travel, work and school
2. Wear mask (over mouth and nose)
3 Keep interactions short and maintain social distance
4. Wash hands frequently
5. Work remotely/from home when possible
6. Celebrate safe, celebrate small
7. Do not eat or drink with anyone outside your family. Consider deliver, curbside service and take
out
8. Limit travel
9. Keep weddings, funeral and mass gatherings safe.
10. Enjoy holiday activities such as drive through light shows
One Courthouse Square, Bowling Green, Ohio 43402 ● Ph. 419.354.9269 ● Fax 419.354.6382
woodcountyema@woodcountyohio.gov ● www.co.wood.oh.usToday Ohio Dept. of Health is extending the 10pm – to 5am curfew in Ohio until Jan. 2, 2021. We
believe the curfew along with wearing a mask have had an impact to slow the spread. The Ohio Dept.
of Health will issue a variance to the curfew for teams/spectators for the following events: Columbus
Crew MLS championship game, Monday night football games Browns vs. Ravens, Bengals vs Steelers
and the possible UC conference championship football game. The biggest risk is not with the
spectators at the games but from other fans who have the urge to gather with friends at homes to watch
the games.
Lt Governor Husted: Every week Lt Governor Husted conducts a call with the Ohio Restaurant
Association to discuss how restaurants can remain open and keep customers as well as employees.
They would like to remind everyone you can still get takeout, curbside pick-up and delivery. Please
consider helping your local restaurants to help to keep them open when COVID is under control. With
all the COVID discussions many good things in Ohio are not making the news. Waymo (Google’s self-
driving vehicle company) has established a presence at the Transport Research Center in East Liberty
Ohio. Not only are they working on self-driving cars, but Class 8 (semi) trucks as well. This morning
the Governor and I attended a virtual ribbon cutting at Beta Technologies and Joby Aviation in
Springfield Ohio. They are working on a joint project on advanced air mobilities vehicles also known as
“air taxis” (flying cars). Companies like these will help to bring back Ohio’s economy in 2021.
Ohio Confirmed cases: 489,078
Probable Cases: 42,772
Total plus probable: 531,850
Ohio Hospitalizations: 31,142
ICU Admissions: 5,090
Confirmed Deaths: 6,772
Total Deaths: 7,298
For daily state hospitalization data please visit: https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/covid-
19/dashboards/key-metrics/hospitalizations/key-metrics-on-hospitalizations scroll to the bottom, find
the date you are looking for and hover your mouse over that bar.
Wood County Cases (total plus probable): 6,391 (+134)
Wood County Hospitalizations: 372 (+9)
Wood County Deaths: 117
Wood County Active Cases: 517 (+42)
County EOC Objectives:
1. Coordinate the county’s response to limit spread of COVID-19; and maintain medical care.
2. Provide timely, clear, and consistent messaging to the public, stakeholders and media on the status
of COVID-19 and actions the public can take to keep themselves safe.
3. Determine how county agencies will continue delivery of essential services to Wood County
residents while following COVID-19 public health guidelines.
4. Prevent, identify, mitigate, and respond to COVID19 hotspots within the county.
EMA:
• When requesting PPE through the EMA please us the updated 213RR PDF Form. Once
completed, emailed the completed form to the EMA at woodcountyema@woodcountyohio.gov .
We will approve and forward to Ohio EMA. Turnaround time is usually very quick as long as
they have access to the supplies.
• Wood County was elevated to a level 3 or RED level. Level 3. Public Emergency indicates: very
high exposure and spread. Limit activities as much as possible. Follow all current health orders.
Same guidelines as in previous levels. • Avoid contact with anyone who is considered high-risk.
Page 2• High-risk individuals* should take extra care to follow precautions. • Decrease in-person
interactions outside household. • Seek medical care as needed, but limit or avoid unnecessary
visits to hospitals, nursing homes, and residential care facilities to see others as much as
possible. Ohio’s Public Health Advisory System is updated every Thursday. The system
consists of four levels that provide Ohioans with guidance as to the severity of the problem in
the counties in which they live. The levels are determined by seven data indicators that identify
the risk level for each county and a corresponding color code to represent that risk level.
• Please contact us if:
o If you have PPE to donate, if you have any PPE needs or have any questions.
o If you know citizens looking to purchase masks, please connect them with our office and
we can give them the contact information of local mask sellers.
o The EMA has kits for Wood County for-profit small businesses (under 100 employees)
that contain PPE and hand sanitizer. These kits were provided through JobsOhio to
Wood County Economic Development and are at no cost to the business. These kits
are first come, first served. Please email us with your business name, address, point of
contact, and how many employees you have if you are interested.
o To request PPE you can call 419-354-9269 or email
woodcountyema@woodcountyohio.gov
Public Health:
• There have been 489,078 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ohio. There have been 6,391 cases
(total confirmed plus probable) in Wood County, presently 517 active cases, of those 372 are or
have been hospitalized, 117 deaths.
• For testing locations please refer to the Wood County Health Department website:
https://sites.google.com/view/wchdohio-coronavirus/home/Testing?authuser=0
• Your mental health is just as important as your physical health. COVID CareLine 1-800-720-
9616. Free, confidential emotional support call service. Licensed professionals are available to
talk 24/7.
• Ohio Positivity Rate is now at 15%. The Positivity Rate is an indicator of how much COVID-19
there is in a community. The Ohio Department of Health has recommended traveling to state
that exceed the 15% threshold. If you do need to go to states exceeding the 15% threshold you
should self-quarantine for 14 days after leaving those locations.
Law Enforcement/Fire/EMS:
• The Wood County Sheriff’s Office now has the option for cell phones to text 9-1-1 in an
emergency.
o Enter 911 in the “To” field
o The first message to 91-1- should be brief and contain the location of the emergency
and type of help needed.
o Push the “Send” button
o Be prepared to answer questions and follow the instructions of the 9-1-1 call taker.
o Text in simple words and do not use abbreviations.
o Keep text message brief and concise.
o See the Wood County Sheriff’s website www.woodcountysheriff.com for more
information.
Page 3• Cygnet Volunteer Fire: Our department will be holding a food drive. We will start collecting food
on Saturday 10/31/2020 until Friday 12/18/2020. Any contribution you can make will be helpful
to families in our community in need. Any cash, checks, and gift cards will be used by the
department to purchase more food and meat to give away to the families in need. To drop off
food, please message us on here, contact any member of our department, or call 419-889-
2143. We will also have a drop box set up at BH&H Snacks and Gas in town.
BGSU:
• The BGSU COVID Response Hotline: 419-372-3000 is open M-F 8am-8pm and Saturday from
10am-2pm. Students, staff, and faculty can email health@bgsu.edu or call the hotline if they
have a pending COVID test or to report a positive result to begin contact tracing.
• BGSU has launched the #campusclear app which can be downloaded for free and used for
daily health screenings. https://www.bgsu.edu/news/2020/09/bgsu-launches-campusclear-
app.html?deliveryName=DM8482
Schools:
• For school positivity data please see the Wood County Health Department website at:
https://sites.google.com/view/wchdohio-coronavirus
Local:
• Wood County along with a number of other counties are migrating to a new email suffix to meet
requirements set by the Ohio Board of Elections. The new Wood County suffix will be
@woodcountyohio.gov replacing @co.wood.oh.us. The prefixes will continue to be the same.
The EMA email addresses are as follows:
o jklein@woodcountyohio.gov Jeff Klein, Director
o ekonecki@woodcountyohio.gov Erin Konecki, Deputy Director
o shall@woodcountyohio.gov Suzette Hall, LEPC Coordinator, Admin Assistant
o woodcountyema@woodcountyohio.gov All office staff
Due to your firewall, you may need to add our new emails in your spam filters.
• Lake Township Police Department for the third straight year will offer a holiday package service to
all township residents to have their packages shipped to the police department and pick them up
later. This project is designed to allow safe delivery of holiday shipment’s for residents who would
not normally be home during the daytime. The program also discourages theft of these packages
by thieves who may be trolling the area. For more information, contact Ron Craig, community-
policing officer at 419-481-6354.
• Great Lakes Community Action Partnership is offering financial assistance for past due mortgage,
rent, and water and sewer utility payments. This funding is for Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca and
Wood County residents who have experienced financial hardships due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
For information go to www.glcap.org/covidrelief or call 1-800-775-9767
• Perrysburg City Council is seeking a candidate to fill the upcoming vacancy of City Council Member
Jim Matuszak's. Council Member Matuszak was recently elected as the Wood County Recorder
and will be resigning from his position on Perrysburg City Council on December 31,
2020. Perrysburg City Council will be accepting resumes for the upcoming vacancy from January
1, 2020 to January 15, 2020. Interested candidates can submit their resume or fill out a volunteer
application (found here: https://bit.ly/publicvolunteer ) and submit it to pr@ci.perrysburg.oh.us.
Interested candidates may also drop off their resume/application in the Income Tax Dropbox,
located in the atrium of the Perrysburg Municipal Building (201 W. Indiana Avenue).
Page 4The appointed term for this City Council vacancy will run through December 31, 2021. This Council
seat will be on the November, 2021 ballot.
Utilities
The Northwestern Water and Sewer District (The District) has noticed an increase in delays for mail
deliveries due to increased holiday mail volumes. To avoid a delay in receiving your bill from the
District, residents can sign up for electronic billing to receive email or text alerts when your bill has been
processed. Please visit The District’s website at NWWSD.ORG to sign up for this service. Four
payment options are offered: credit card, auto-pay, phone and payment drop box.
• As the office remains closed to the public, those who have received a Notice of Late
Payment are encouraged to call 419-354-9090 Option 2 to discuss billing questions or
concerns during normal business hours weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The District understands that some customers are experiencing financial hardships caused by the
pandemic. Please contact us to discuss your account with a representative. Assistance may be
available for some customers through The District/Salvation Army’s Pay It Forward Program. Contact
419-352-5918 to see if you qualify for assistance. For more information on this and our billing options
go to NWWSD.ORG
Weather
Today: Sunny, highs around 50, south winds 5-10 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear in the evening, then
becoming partly cloudy, not as cool with lows in the upper 30s, SW winds 5-10 mph. Friday: Partly
sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy, highs in the lower 50s, SW winds 5-10 mph
becoming NW in the afternoon. Friday night: Cloudy with a 50% chance of showers, lows in the
lower 40s, east wind 5-10 mph. Saturday: Showers, highs in the mid 50s, SE winds 10-15 mph,
chance of rain 90%. Saturday night: Mostly cloudy, chance of showers in the evening, lows in the
mid-30s, chance of rain 50%. Sunday: Mostly cloudy and cooler, near steady temperatures in the
upper 30s.
Administrative Information: Any information and contributions your agency has for this report is
valuable to maintain a common operating picture and situational awareness for the county as a whole.
Please reach out to our office via phone or email (email preferred) to share information.
• EOC Hours of Operation: 830a-430p
• We do not answer phones during the governor’s press conferences. Please feel free to
send an email during those times or leave a message and we will get back to you when we are
able.
• Requesting support: Call Wood County EMA at 419-354-9269 or email
woodcountyema@woodcountyohio.gov
ODH Call line: 1-833-4-ASK-ODH (1-833-427-5634)
www.coronavirus.ohio.gov
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