A 58-year-old Stark County man has died of the COVID-19 coronavirus, state health officials announced Monday. Tim Tucker is one of six Ohioans who have died of the novel coronavirus in recent days. Tucker died Sunday after being in an intensive care unit for more than a week. Family members said Tucker had a few underlying health issues, including diabetes. He went to the hospital March 5 with several symptoms, including lethargy and a bad cough. He had not traveled or had any known contact with anyone diagnosed with COVID-19. Family members say he tested negative for influenza and pneumonia, then was eventually checked for coronavirus and tested positive.“The doctors have done everything they can do for my dad, and all we can do is wait and we can pray,” Tucker’s daughter, Amber Wilhoit, said last week. “We're just kind of at a loss now. We're kinda preparing ourselves for the worst of what can happen.”Wilhoit now lives in Cincinnati. She and her husband have been self-quarantined since her father’s diagnosis. “My dad was such a big storyteller,” Wilhoit said. “You wouldn’t find a bigger Ohio State fan ... He (was) such a family man. Relatively healthy. He doesn't go to the doctor very often." Tucker leaves behind a wife and several adult children. As of Monday afternoon, 442 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed across the state. Those cases have spanned 46 counties, including Ashland (1), Ashtabula (3), Belmont (2), Butler (17), Carroll (2), Clark (1), Clermont (5), Clinton (1), Columbiana (2), Coshocton (3), Cuyahoga (149), Darke (1), Defiance (2), Delaware (7), Erie (1), Franklin (44), Gallia (1), Geauga (2), Greene (1), Hamilton (26), Hancock (1), Highland (1), Huron (1), Knox (1), Lake (8), Licking (1), Logan (1), Lorain (24), Lucas (9), Madison (1), Mahoning (23), Marion (3), Medina (15), Miami (17), Montgomery (7), Portage (2), Richland (1), Sandusky (1), Stark (12), Summit (28), Trumbull (3), Tuscarawas (2), Union (1), Warren (5), Washington (1) and Wood (2).

A 58-year-old Stark County man has died of the COVID-19 coronavirus, state health officials announced Monday.

Tim Tucker is one of six Ohioans who have died of the novel coronavirus in recent days.


Tucker died Sunday after being in an intensive care unit for more than a week. Family members said Tucker had a few underlying health issues, including diabetes.

He went to the hospital March 5 with several symptoms, including lethargy and a bad cough. He had not traveled or had any known contact with anyone diagnosed with COVID-19. Family members say he tested negative for influenza and pneumonia, then was eventually checked for coronavirus and tested positive.

“The doctors have done everything they can do for my dad, and all we can do is wait and we can pray,” Tucker’s daughter, Amber Wilhoit, said last week. “We're just kind of at a loss now. We're kinda preparing ourselves for the worst of what can happen.”

Wilhoit now lives in Cincinnati. She and her husband have been self-quarantined since her father’s diagnosis.

“My dad was such a big storyteller,” Wilhoit said. “You wouldn’t find a bigger Ohio State fan ... He (was) such a family man. Relatively healthy. He doesn't go to the doctor very often."

Tucker leaves behind a wife and several adult children.

As of Monday afternoon, 442 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed across the state. Those cases have spanned 46 counties, including Ashland (1), Ashtabula (3), Belmont (2), Butler (17), Carroll (2), Clark (1), Clermont (5), Clinton (1), Columbiana (2), Coshocton (3), Cuyahoga (149), Darke (1), Defiance (2), Delaware (7), Erie (1), Franklin (44), Gallia (1), Geauga (2), Greene (1), Hamilton (26), Hancock (1), Highland (1), Huron (1), Knox (1), Lake (8), Licking (1), Logan (1), Lorain (24), Lucas (9), Madison (1), Mahoning (23), Marion (3), Medina (15), Miami (17), Montgomery (7), Portage (2), Richland (1), Sandusky (1), Stark (12), Summit (28), Trumbull (3), Tuscarawas (2), Union (1), Warren (5), Washington (1) and Wood (2).