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A third Ohio County resident has died from complicated related to COVID-19, the Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department said Monday.
This follows the county’s second death, reported Saturday. Overall, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources reports the county has seen 148 positive cases since the pandemic’s begin. A total of 52 are active, 93 have recovered and three have died.
Ohio County and Ohio Valley residents are advised to limit public contact, implement social distancing, work at home where possible, wear a face covering when out in public, indoors or at work, wash your hands frequently and contact your personal physician if you become ill with fever, cough, or difficulty breathing.
The Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department is reminding Ohio Valley residents that if you are tested for COVID-19 that you are to remain in home isolation until you receive negative test results. Individuals who test positive will be contact by a county health department and receive further instructions in regards to care and monitoring.