Scioto County reports 74th COVID-19 death

Posted: Jan 19, 2021 / 02:59 PM EST / Updated: Jan 19, 2021 / 02:59 PM EST

This 2020 electron microscope made available by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention image shows the spherical coronavirus particles from the first U.S. case of COVID-19. Two new studies published online Monday, June 29 in the New England Journal of Medicine, suggest more than 250 U.S. children have developed a serious inflammatory condition linked to the coronavirus and while most recovered after intensive-care treatment, the potential for long-term or permanent damage is unknown. (C.S. Goldsmith, A. Tamin/CDC via AP)

SCIOTO COUNTY, OH (WOWK) – Another person in Scioto County has died in connection to COVID-19, bringing the county’s deaths to 74.

The Portsmouth City and Scioto County Health Departments confirmed the death of a 56-year-old man who died Jan. 16. The health departments say in all of the deaths, COVID-19 was a contributing factor, but does not preclude any existing co-morbidities that may or may not have also been contributing factors.

The Ohio Department of Health also reported 34 additional COVID-19 cases in Scioto County as of Tuesday, Jan. 19. The county has recorded 5,270 cases throughout the pandemic. 883 cases remain active.