COVID-19 Information

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is closely monitoring an outbreak caused by a novel (new) coronavirus in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses, some causing illness in people and others that circulate among animals, including camels, cats and bats. Rarely, animal coronaviruses can evolve and infect people and then spread between people such as has been seen with MERS and SARS. On February 11th, the WHO announced the official name for the disease that is causing the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).

 

Cases in Clark County

Clark County COVID-19 Update: 1062 cases as of 7/31/2020
 
Update from Wednesday: 19 new confirmed cases, 2 new probable cases, and there is 1 new hospitalization. One probable case turned positive and one probable case turned negative. There have also been 2 deaths, one confirmed, and one probable.
 

Cumulative hospitalizations: 80
 
Probable Cases from Antibody tests: 11
 
***Probable deaths are identified when the person has not been laboratory tested for COVID-19 but they meet one of the following criteria: (1) When a death certificate lists COVID-19 as a cause of death OR (2) when autopsy findings are consistent with pneumonia or acute respiratory distress syndrome without an identifiable cause.
 
****Probable cases are most often symptomatic contacts of a confirmed positive case. Probable deaths are counted as probable cases. A positive COVID-19 antibody test of a person who was previously symptomatic or has an epidemiological link to a confirmed case is counted as probable.
 
As always, Ohio data and resources can be found at coronavirus.ohio.gov
 

For general COVID-19 questions call:

  • CCCHD at (937) 390-5600, Monday-Friday 7:30am-5:00pm, Saturday 12:00am-4:00pm
    • Para español:
      • Llame a CCCHD al 937-561-5281, Lunes a Viernes 8:00am-6:00pm
  • Ohio Department of Heath at 1-833-4ASK-ODH, 7 days a week 9:00am-8:00pm
    • Para español:
      • Departamento de Salud de Ohio al 1-833-427-5634, 7 dias de la semana 9:00am-8:00pm

 

Links for additional COVID-19 information:

 

 

For Healthcare Providers: 

For suspected cases of COVID-19, healthcare providers or any individual having knowledge, should immediately notify both infection control personnel at their healthcare facility and their local health department.

Clark County Combined Health District (CCCHD)

24/7 Emergency Phone Number: 937-390-5600

 

 

 

Last Revised: 5-15-2020 ES