MARION — A Marion County man diagnosed with the coronavirus in late March has died.

OhioHealth officials confirmed Thursday that John W. McDaniel, 60, Marion, died at 1:34 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. He was receiving treatment for the COVID-19 virus at Riverside when he passed away.McDaniel is survived by his wife and children. He was the president of the O&M Company in Marion.

Marion Public Health confirmed that the county had its first confirmed COVID-19 related death, but did not disclose the deceased's identity.

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“On behalf of the entire Marion County community, we express our deepest sympathies to his family and friends,” Marion Public Health Commissioner Traci Kinsler said in a press release issued Wednesday. “Our thoughts go out to the Marion County community, as well as all Ohioans, and those across the world battling this illness and the families of everyone affected by this pandemic.”

Friends and community residents posted messages on social media Wednesday and Thursday, both paying tribute to McDaniel and extending condolences to his family.

Latest statistics: Marion prison outbreak

The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) reported Thursday that there are now 266 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Marion County. Including the probable cases, the total local count is 276, marking an increase of 112 cases over Wednesday.

According to Marion Public Health, as of Wednesday, 108 of the people diagnosed with the virus in Marion County are inmates at local correctional facilities. Most of the prison-system cases among workers (87 total) and the lone employee fatality stem from the Marion Correctional Institution, where 92 inmates have tested positive, per statistics released Wednesday by ODH. Updated figures for prisons were not available by press time Thursday.

Locally, 11 people have been hospitalized for treatment, according to ODH. Marion Public Health reported that they've been informed that six local residents have recovered from the virus.

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Marion County cases range in age from 8 to 92 years old with a median age of 52 years old.

ODH reported Thursday that there are 8,239 confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide. Confirmed deaths due to the virus now number 373.

Including the probable diagnoses, the total statewide case count is now 8,414. Sixteen deaths attributed to the virus bring the total figure to 389, according to ODH.

The state agency reported that 2,331 people have been hospitalized and 707 are being treated in intensive care units across Ohio. People diagnosed with the virus range in age from 1 to 104 years old with a median age of 54.

Info about COVID-19

Marion Public Health is posting regular updates on its website marionpublichealth.org.

The agency's policy regarding the release of coronavirus information is as follows: "Marion Public Health will not release additional personal information regarding the ill individual in compliance with HIPAA and Protected Health Information laws. Public health will not release a listing of locations visited by the individual unless the contact investigation warrants such an announcement in order to protect the health of the public."

For information, visit the following websites: Ohio Department of Health coronavirus.ohio.gov and Centers for Disease Control & Prevention cdc.gov.

People with questions about COVID-19 can call the Ohio Department of Health COVID-19 Call Center, seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. at 1-833-4-ASK-ODH (1-833-427-5634).

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