9 Avon Lake Residents Have Died From Coronavirus: Update

AVON LAKE, OH — Since the start of the outbreak, at least nine Avon Lake residents have died from complications related to the new coronavirus, Mayor Greg Zilka announced. A 69-year-old woman died from COVID-19 on Friday, Zilka said.

Deaths related to COVID-19 tend to lag behind spikes in cases. Zilka said the city is actually seeing a decline in new cases.

"We had recorded five positive cases in the past 10 days. In the previous 10 days we had 20 positive tests. Quite an improvement," Zilka said in a message to the community on Friday.

Last week, the Ohio Department of Health said there were four COVID-19 cases at the Main Street Care Center among patients. Four staffers have also tested positive for the virus.

Since the outbreak began, there have been at least nine deaths at Lorain County long-term care facilities, the Ohio Department of Health said.