Wayne County Health Department€¦ · 13/12/2020 · 1 Updated: 12/13/2020 Wayne County Health Department Weekly Covid-19 Report December 6-12, 2020 Summary: Public health surveillance

1 Updated: 12/13/2020

Wayne County Health Department

Weekly Covid-19 Report

December 6-12, 2020

Summary: Public health surveillance data indicate Corona Virus Disease 2019 (Covid19) activity in Wayne County increased at a slightly slower pace than the previous week. The cumulative number of cases were reported to the health department is 4,776 cases with 2,082 cases reported in the last 4 weeks. Most of the cases reported in the last 4 weeks are 20-69 years of age (74%) and percentage of cases is slightly higher among females (54%). The cumulative number of hospitalized cases is 249 with 32 admitted in the last 4 weeks. Most of the hospitalized cases admitted in the last 4 weeks are 60 years of age or older (88%). The cumulative number of Covid19 deaths among Wayne County residents is 128. Twenty-two Wayne County residents have died from Covid19 in the last 4 weeks.

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Number of New Cases Reported1 552 665 1 4,776

Number of Hospitalized Cases1 1 3 2 249

Number of deaths:2 2 12 1 128

Number of Presumed Recovered3 3,349

Number of Active Cases4 1,221

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Number of New Covid19 Cases by Date Reported to the Health Department:

The 7-day average for the number of new cases reported to the Wayne County Health Department is 77 new cases per day.

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Number of Covid19 Cases by Status and Day:

2,082 cases have been reported to the Wayne County Health Department during the last 4 weeks. Health Department staff are

managing approximately 1,221 active cases.

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Source: Ohio Disease Reporting System

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Percentage of Covid19 Cases by Sex:

During the last 4 weeks, the percentage of Wayne County cases is slightly higher among females (54%) than males (44%). This

pattern is consistent with the percentage of cases by sex since the beginning of the pandemic.

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Percentage of Covid19 Cases by Age Group:

During the last 4 weeks, the highest percentage of reported cases have been among individuals ages 20-69. This pattern is consistent

with the age distribution of cases since the beginning of the pandemic.

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Covid19 Cases by Race and Ethnicity:

Since the beginning of the pandemic, the highest number of reported cases are among White, non-Hispanics (3,302). Sixty-two

cases have been identified as Black or African American, 31 cases have been identified as Hispanic, and 26 cases have been identified

as Asian. Case rates are higher among Blacks (3,636 per 100,000) and White, non-Hispanics (3,032 per 100,000) compared Hispanics

(1,347 per 100,000), and Asians (2,351 per 100,000) (data not shown).

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Covid19 Cases by Zip Code (last 2 weeks):

During the last 2 weeks, Since the beginning of the pandemic, the highest number of reported cases are from the 44691 zip code

(553 cases) followed by residents of the 44667 (179 cases) and 44230 (90 cases) zip codes (map below).

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Number of Hospitalized Covid19 Cases Reported by Day (since June 1st):

During the last 4 weeks, 32 Wayne County cases have been hospitalized. 4 out of the 50 were admitted to an intensive care unit.

The admission date is unknown for 13 hospitalized cases and excluded from the chart below.

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Covid19 Hospitalizations by Sex:

During the last 4 weeks, a slightly higher percentage of Wayne County hospitalized cases have been female. The percentage of

hospitalized cases has been higher among males since the beginning of the pandemic.

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Covid19 Hospitalizations by Age Group:

During the last 4 weeks, 88% of hospitalized cases among Wayne County residents are among those ages 60 or older. Since the

beginning of the pandemic, 73% of hospitalized cases have been among those 60 or older.

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Covid19 Hospitalizations by Race and Ethnicity:

Of the 249 hospitalized cases, 220 have been identified as White, non-Hispanic. Three have been identified as Black or African

American, 2 hospitalized case has been identified as Asian and 1 has been identified as Hispanic. Hospitalization rates are higher

among Asians (181 per 100,000), white, non-Hispanics (202 per 100,000), African Americans (176 per 100,000) than Hispanics (43

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Covid19 Hospitalizations by Zip Code (Last 4 weeks

During the last 4 weeks, the highest numbers of hospitalized cases came from the 44691 zip code (15) (map below).

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Number of Covid19 Deaths Reported by Day (since June 1st):

22 Wayne County resident have died from Covid19 during the last 4 weeks.

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Percentage of Covid19 Deaths by Sex:

During the last 4 weeks, half of the deaths have been male and half have been females. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the

percentage of deaths among Wayne County residents is slightly higher among males (55%) compared to females (45%).

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Percentage of Covid19 Deaths by Age Group:

During last 4 weeks, 91% of decedents were 70 years of age or older. This is older than the age distribution of decedents since the

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Covid19 Deaths by Race and Ethnicity:

118 out of the 128 deaths have been identified as white, non-Hispanic. One decedent has been identified as Asian.

Cumulative Covid19 Deaths by Zip Code:

77 out of the 128 deaths have occurred among residents of the 44691 zip code. 12 deaths have occurred among residents of the

44618 zip code, 11 deaths have occurred among residents of the 44667 zip code, and 10 deaths have occurred among residents of

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Case Fatality Rates (CFR):

Case fatality rate (CFR) is the percentage of cases who die from a disease divided by the number of people who are diagnosed with

the disease. The CFR is used to estimate disease severity. The overall Covid-19 CFR for cases reported to the Wayne County Health

Department is 2.6%. CFR increases from 0% for cases ages 0-29 to 20% for cases ages 80 or older (chart below). The CFR among

long term care residents is 24%.

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Data Sources:

1. Ohio Disease Reporting System (ODRS): Information on cases of communicable diseases reportable under Ohio Revised Code are housed and maintained by the Ohio Disease Reporting System (ODRS). Corona Virus Disease 2019 (Covid19) is a reportable condition under Ohio Revised Code. Health Care Providers are required to immediately notify their local public health department of Covid19 cases for follow-up. Cases with a classification status of confirmed or probable are included in this report. Confirmed cases are defined as patients that receive a positive laboratory test performed for Covid19. Probable cases must meet clinical criteria and epidemiologic evidence without confirmatory laboratory testing OR meet presumptive laboratory evidence and either clinical criteria or epidemiologic evidence.

2. Office of Vital Statistics: The Wayne County Health Department Office of Vital Statistics receives reports on the causes of death that occur within the county. Covid19 deaths were included in this report if they were listed as the immediate or underlying cause of death on the death certificate.

3. Definition of Recovered: The number of cases minus the number of deaths minus the number of cases with illness onset in the last 21 days. This does not take into account any new health problems recovered people may now have as a result of a Covid infection.

4. Definition of Active Cases: The cumulative number of cases reported to the health department minus the number of recovered cases minus the cumulative number of cases who have died.

All data points listed in the report are preliminary. The data reflect the latest numbers on the date of the ODRS query. Data points are subject to change and updated each week.

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