FRIDAY MAY 8, 2020 There are currently 156 confirmed and 41 probable cases of COVID-19 in the Health District. Cases will now be updated Monday-Friday at 1:30pm on DelawareHealth.org/covid-19. There are currently 23,016cases in Ohio, along with 4,218 hospitalizations and 1,306 confirmed deaths.
NEW WAY OF REPORTING We will report out our COVID-19 numbers in the manner of a math equation to give our community a better understanding of how the cases are broken down. We will also provide the total amount of cases that we are currently monitoring along with the number of those who have completed monitoring and are out of isolation/quarantine. Sometimes you may question why our numbers fluctuate. The Health District aims to provide real-time data to the public, but a drawback to real-time data is that during disease investigations numbers can change for a variety of reasons. Some reasons include a change in jurisdiction or a probable case becoming a non-case after testing negative. When we get negative lab results, we reclassify them to "not a case" and subtract them from any other category they were also in, like “recovered”.
**Portions of Delaware County are annexed to Columbus Public Health and Franklin County Public Health based on tax jurisdiction, including Dublin, Washington Township, Columbus and Westerville. If a resident would test positive for COVID-19 in one of those jurisdictions, then the public health department in Columbus or Franklin County would handle that case, even if they reside in Delaware County.
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BACK IN BUSINESS Effective Monday, May 11, the Health District will open to the public under a “soft” opening. However, the front door of 1 West Winter will remain locked. Each division will take appointments for clients to come in for a consultation, drop off/pickup documents, etc. Appointments will be set up with consideration to social distancing and minimal exposure to staff.
As businesses start to open in Delaware County, we have provided signs below for agencies to use as a reminder for customers and clients to adhere to the Stay Safe Order.
SALON SERVICES, RESTAURANTS TO REOPEN Gov. DeWine announced this week the reopening of barbershops, hair & nail salons and other personal services on May 15. Restaurants can open outside dining on May 15 and inside dining on May 21 - all with social distancing guidelines. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/2yHMtsn
N95 DECON FOR DENTISTS Battelle's Emergency Use Authorization
provides the necessary FDA approval to decontaminate N95 or N95-equivalent facemasks for their re-use for Healthcare Personnel (HCP) including dentists and dental hygienists, students and trainees.
To obtain further information or to register for the program, please visit battelle.org
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GRAD PARTY GUIDANCE We have received and continue to receive many questions regarding the Director’s Stay Safe Order (May 1, 2020) and how it may relate to graduation parties. We understand graduates have put in years of hard work and deserve to be recognized. However, under Section 4 of the Stay Safe Order, such activities are prohibited at this point in time: Graduation Party Letter of Guidance
MENTAL HEALTH MONTH TheDelaware-Morrow Mental Health & Recovery Services Board during the month of May is supplying resources, kudos, testimonials, helpful tips and shoutouts to people helping make mental health a front-and-center topic, especially during this time of crisis.
The DMMHRSB will designate a theme for each day of the week to highlight on their Facebook page, including Midfulness Mondays, Community Tuesdays, Stigma-Busting Wednesdays, Science Thursdays and Provider Fridays.
THE PATHWAYS TO HOPE The Delaware County Board of Commissioners recently approved $89,000 in block grant funds to be used to help Delaware County families with low to moderate income struggling as a result of COVID-19 job losses. Up to $500 per household is available to assist with rent and utilities until funds are exhausted. To learn more about how to apply, visit: https://bit.ly/2L3uEqp
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IN ADDITION
FINAL FLU SUMMARY Our Preventative Health Division reports the last time a flu-associated hospitalization was reported to the Health District was a month ago. The 2019-2020 season saw a total of 51 flu-associated hospitalizations with 67% Influenza A and 33% Influenza B.
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