COVID-19 Resources for Local Health Districts and Providers

Last Updated: 03/05/20 (Updated daily at 2 p.m.)

¹ Persons who have been tested for COVID-19 and whose laboratory results are pending.  PUIs have exhibited symptoms of respiratory illness AND, within 14 days of symptoms starting, either traveled to China or been in close contact with a person known to have COVID-19.  ² Persons who have tested negative for COVID-19 and for whom no further follow up is needed.

Last Updated: 03/04/20 (Updated Wednesdays at 2 p.m.)

³ Cumulative number of travelers referred to the Ohio Department of Health for monitoring; includes travelers who have completed their self-monitoring period.  These individuals are not exhibiting symptoms of illness. ⁴ Sources include the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Global Migration and Quarantine and travelers who have voluntarily contacted local health departments upon arrival in Ohio.

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Latest developments:

• As of March 4, 2020, the CDC reports confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. as follows:
  • Cases detected and tested in the United States through public health surveillance systems: 80.
    • Travel related: 24.
    • Person-to-person spread: 16.
    • Under investigation: 40
    • Deaths: Nine.
    • States with cases: 13.
       
  • Cases among people repatriated to the United States: 49.
    • From Wuhan, China: Three.
    • From the Diamond Princess cruise ship: 46.
       

• The current risk to the U.S. general public is low; however, the CDC advises all Americans to prepare for the possibility of a COVID-19 outbreak in their communities. Ohioans should stay calm, take preventive and preparation measures, stay aware of what is happening in their communities, and seek credible sources of information.

• There are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ohio. ODH will update this webpage by 2 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday to reflect the number of people currently under investigation for possible infection and the number of people who are or have been under public health supervision due to travel history.
   
• While the COVID-19 outbreak began in China, it is now spreading worldwide, threatening to cause a pandemic. Sustained, ongoing person-to-person spread in the community is occurring in some international locations.  Last week in the U.S., several instances of infection with the virus that causes COVID-19 occurred in people with no travel history and no known source of exposure in several states. This has raised the level of concern about the immediate threat of COVID-19 for certain communities.
   
• The U.S. State Department has issued Level 4 travel advisories, advising against travel to China and Iran due to coronavirus outbreaks. Americans are being advised to reconsider travel to Italy and South Korea (Level 3 advisory). Increased caution is advised in traveling to Japan (Level 2 advisory).
   
• The U.S. government is banning entry of foreign nationals who have been in China or Iran in the previous 14 days.