{"id":148580,"date":"2021-11-25T22:41:39","date_gmt":"2021-11-26T03:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=148580"},"modified":"2021-11-25T22:41:42","modified_gmt":"2021-11-26T03:41:42","slug":"health-dept-reports-1-covid-19-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2021\/11\/25\/health-dept-reports-1-covid-19-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Dept. reports 1 COVID-19 death"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>VW independent and submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of Wednesday, the Van Wert County General Health District reports one additional COVID-19 death of a resident of Van Wert County, bringing the total number of COVID-19 deaths to 80. The age range of the deceased is 60-69 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Covid-19-Update-November-24-2021-copy.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-148582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Covid-19-Update-November-24-2021-copy.png 350w, https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Covid-19-Update-November-24-2021-copy-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The health department reports an increase in 113 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since Thursday, November 18, 2021 for a total of 4,163 confirmed cases. There are eight known hospitalizations of county residents due to COVID-19. To date, the health department has given 13,158 COVID-19 vaccinations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Van Wert County General Health District will hold a walk-in clinic for flu and COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, December 2, at the Van Wert County Fairgrounds Annex, behind the fair office and OSU extension office. COVID-19 vaccinations will be available from 12-4 p.m. Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson &amp; Johnson vaccines are available for first, second, and booster doses. Pfizer vaccine has been approved for ages five and up and Moderna for those age 18 and up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To receive a COVID-19 booster vaccination, a person must have received Pfizer or Moderna vaccine at least six months ago or Johnson &amp; Johnson vaccine at least two months ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those seeking a vaccine should bring photo identification and any pertinent insurance information. Those under the age of 18 must have a parent or guardian present as well as proof of age such as a shot record or birth certificate. If looking to receive a booster vaccine, proof of prior COVID-19 vaccination is required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The health department is not making appointments at this time, as all clinics are walk-in only.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VW independent and submitted information As of Wednesday, the Van Wert County General Health District reports one additional COVID-19 death of a resident of Van Wert County, bringing the total number of COVID-19 deaths to 80. The age range of the deceased is 60-69 years. The health department reports an increase in 113 confirmed cases [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-148580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-01 01:13:46","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=148580"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148580\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=148580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=148580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}