Seven Lab Confirmed Cases in Union County: Seven lab confirmed cases of COVID-19 are now being reported in Union County. As of 10 a.m. on April 04, Union County reports four adult females and three adult males have tested positive for COVID-19. The age-range of cases is 31-83 years old with a median age of 45 and an average age of 51.9 years old.

A contact investigation is underway to identify and notify close contacts of the individual. Close contacts will be notified by public health. Close contacts will be assessed for symptoms and instructed to selfquarantine (separate themselves from others and not go to any public places) for 14 days while monitoring for symptoms. If you are not notified by public health, you are not considered a close contact with increased risk.

Close contacts of an ill person are typically: • individuals living in the same home, • intimate partners, • individuals providing home care for the ill person without using recommended infection control precautions, • individuals who have had close contact (within 6 feet of the ill person) for a prolonged period of time (definitions for prolonged time vary from 10 minutes or more to 30 minutes when speaking in terms outside of providing medical care)

The Union County Health Department 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.

Questions about COVID-19? Please call the Union County Health Department at 937-642-2053.

Protect Workers Providing Basic Needs: The Union County Health Department talked on Friday with some of our local business owners helping to meet all of our basic needs. They have asked for our helping in urging everyone to take the necessary steps to protect not just our families, but the employees who are providing groceries, supplies, gas, banking, etc.

Please stay home as much as possible. If you have to run out for supplies:

- Only one person should go. Do not take children if at all possible. - Have someone else make your supply run if you’re an older adult and individuals with underlying medical conditions. Now is the time to ask for help. All of us with a loved one or neighbor that falls into this category, please ask if you can pick up supplies for them. Or, see if you can help them learn how to use a curbside pickup feature at their favorite store. - Keep 6 feet from other shoppers and the employees helping you. The families and employers of these employees need all of us to do our part to keep them healthy. - Get in and out quickly. Make a list and stick to it. Touch as few surfaces as possible.

Enjoy the Nice Weather, But Keep Social Distance: While the Stay At Home Order has been extended through May 1, we remind you it’s okay to be outside -just keep your social distance. You can work in your yard. We encourage you to go for a walk, run, hike or bike ride. Talk with your neighbors across the yard, street or driveway. Visit a park. But you must keep 6 feet of space between you and others. Organized sports and public and private gatherings (unless specifically exempt under the order) are prohibited under the order. Remember, 6 feet is further than we sometimes think. So just stay cognizant of how close we are when were outside our home.

Ohio (Apr. 03) / 3,312 cases / 895 hospitalizations / 91 deaths / 54 median age / 288 ICU Admissions

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