Health Dept. Announces 2nd Confirmed COVID-19 Case
March 27, 2020 at 11:27 p.m.
Health Dept. Announces 2nd Confirmed COVID-19 Case
By David [email protected]
The most recent information the Health Department received as of Friday from local hospitals regarding coronavirus testing in Kosciusko County shows that the county is up to 91 total tests performed, with 38 results received. Of those 38, 36 were negative.
Not all tests performed and test results have been reported, but the KCHD is doing its best to provide the most up-to-date data, according to an email.
The Indiana State Department of Health on Friday announced that 338 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at ISDH, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and private laboratories. That brings to 981 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s total. Twenty-four Hoosiers have died.
To date, 6,936 tests have been reported to ISDH, up from 4,651 on Thursday.
The complete list of counties with cases is included in the ISDH COVID-19 dashboard at www.coronavirus.in.gov, which will be updated daily at 10 a.m. Cases are listed by county of residence. Private lab reporting may be delayed and will be reflected in the map and count when results are received at ISDH.
Other announcements made Friday related to the coronavirus pandemic include:
• Wawasee Community School Corporation announced its plan for student learning from April 3 to May 1, during Gov. Eric Holbomb’s mandatory closing of all Indiana schools.
Parents/guardians were sent the detailed plan on Friday via ParentSquare.
Wawasee schools will be on spring break April 3-10, and no assignments will take place during that time. However, check out the Wawasee Community Schools Facebook page for some fun activities for Wawasee families to do during that week as most families will be at home together.
From April 13 to May 1, Wawasee students will participate in six academic eLearning days for continuity of learning and three social emotional learning days. Every Monday will be a social emotional learning day where students will participate in a lesson that is posted by 9 a.m. Each Tuesday and Thursday will be an academic eLearning day with assignments posted by 9 a.m. On Wednesdays and Fridays, no lessons will take place.
Wawasee teachers will maintain online office hours, Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The daily schedule can be found by going to Wawasee Community School Corporation’s webpage and clicking on eLearning.
Wawasee Schools will continue to offer free breakfasts and lunches for children 18 years of age or younger on Mondays and Thursdays during spring break and throughout the closure.
Starting Monday, April 6, pick up times will be adjusted to 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at seven locations: Milford School main entrance, Milford Library parking lot, Syracuse School main entrance, Syracuse Community Center parking lot, Bowen Center in Enchanted Hills parking lot, North Webster School door 3 and North Webster Community Center parking lot.
On Mondays, three breakfasts and three lunches can be picked up per child; and on Thursdays, two breakfasts and two lunches can be picked up per child along with Boomerang Backpacks for those students receiving them.
Parents/Guardians are encouraged to bring a bag or box with them if they are picking up meals for more than one child.
• Bowen Center is actively hiring during this time. With unemployment numbers released this week jumping to an all-time high, the Center is adding staff. In adapting to the current crisis, candidates are interviewed via video conference. The company has also moved all its on-boarding and orientation training online.
On Monday, Bowen Center began providing all patient services via phone to protect patients and staff as its employees work from home. The non-profit Community Mental Health Center, the largest in the state serving 27 counties, had the infrastructure in place to quickly adapt to this circumstance due to proactive measures it has instituted over the last two years to build a system that guards against any disruption of services for its patients. Employees are provided everything required to carry out their duties including devices and internet hotspots. These measures have allowed the company to increase capacity and most importantly serve its patients without interruption.
With more than 100 positions open at this time, Bowen Center is looking for skills coaches and technicians (case managers) who provide life and behavioral skills training and support along with therapists, IT technicians, nurses and more. Visit Careers.BowenCenter.org for job listings and to apply.
• The Kroger Family of Companies announced plans to hire an additional 20,000 workers over the next several weeks to help it continue to provide fresh food and useful supplies to communities across the country during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In Kroger Central Division, serving primarily Indiana and Illinois, each store needs as many as 35 new associates. Division recruiters have hired 275 people in just the last three days. Hundreds more applicants will join the company in the days ahead. Other job seekers are invited to talk with recruiters at their local stores or apply online at jobs.kroger.com.
Kroger initiated its expedited hiring process two weeks ago to shorten the time between application and employment, onboarding new hires in an average of 72 hours. Kroger’s human resources leaders are working seven days a week to quickly interview and recruit new talent.
The most recent information the Health Department received as of Friday from local hospitals regarding coronavirus testing in Kosciusko County shows that the county is up to 91 total tests performed, with 38 results received. Of those 38, 36 were negative.
Not all tests performed and test results have been reported, but the KCHD is doing its best to provide the most up-to-date data, according to an email.
The Indiana State Department of Health on Friday announced that 338 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at ISDH, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and private laboratories. That brings to 981 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s total. Twenty-four Hoosiers have died.
To date, 6,936 tests have been reported to ISDH, up from 4,651 on Thursday.
The complete list of counties with cases is included in the ISDH COVID-19 dashboard at www.coronavirus.in.gov, which will be updated daily at 10 a.m. Cases are listed by county of residence. Private lab reporting may be delayed and will be reflected in the map and count when results are received at ISDH.
Other announcements made Friday related to the coronavirus pandemic include:
• Wawasee Community School Corporation announced its plan for student learning from April 3 to May 1, during Gov. Eric Holbomb’s mandatory closing of all Indiana schools.
Parents/guardians were sent the detailed plan on Friday via ParentSquare.
Wawasee schools will be on spring break April 3-10, and no assignments will take place during that time. However, check out the Wawasee Community Schools Facebook page for some fun activities for Wawasee families to do during that week as most families will be at home together.
From April 13 to May 1, Wawasee students will participate in six academic eLearning days for continuity of learning and three social emotional learning days. Every Monday will be a social emotional learning day where students will participate in a lesson that is posted by 9 a.m. Each Tuesday and Thursday will be an academic eLearning day with assignments posted by 9 a.m. On Wednesdays and Fridays, no lessons will take place.
Wawasee teachers will maintain online office hours, Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The daily schedule can be found by going to Wawasee Community School Corporation’s webpage and clicking on eLearning.
Wawasee Schools will continue to offer free breakfasts and lunches for children 18 years of age or younger on Mondays and Thursdays during spring break and throughout the closure.
Starting Monday, April 6, pick up times will be adjusted to 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at seven locations: Milford School main entrance, Milford Library parking lot, Syracuse School main entrance, Syracuse Community Center parking lot, Bowen Center in Enchanted Hills parking lot, North Webster School door 3 and North Webster Community Center parking lot.
On Mondays, three breakfasts and three lunches can be picked up per child; and on Thursdays, two breakfasts and two lunches can be picked up per child along with Boomerang Backpacks for those students receiving them.
Parents/Guardians are encouraged to bring a bag or box with them if they are picking up meals for more than one child.
• Bowen Center is actively hiring during this time. With unemployment numbers released this week jumping to an all-time high, the Center is adding staff. In adapting to the current crisis, candidates are interviewed via video conference. The company has also moved all its on-boarding and orientation training online.
On Monday, Bowen Center began providing all patient services via phone to protect patients and staff as its employees work from home. The non-profit Community Mental Health Center, the largest in the state serving 27 counties, had the infrastructure in place to quickly adapt to this circumstance due to proactive measures it has instituted over the last two years to build a system that guards against any disruption of services for its patients. Employees are provided everything required to carry out their duties including devices and internet hotspots. These measures have allowed the company to increase capacity and most importantly serve its patients without interruption.
With more than 100 positions open at this time, Bowen Center is looking for skills coaches and technicians (case managers) who provide life and behavioral skills training and support along with therapists, IT technicians, nurses and more. Visit Careers.BowenCenter.org for job listings and to apply.
• The Kroger Family of Companies announced plans to hire an additional 20,000 workers over the next several weeks to help it continue to provide fresh food and useful supplies to communities across the country during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In Kroger Central Division, serving primarily Indiana and Illinois, each store needs as many as 35 new associates. Division recruiters have hired 275 people in just the last three days. Hundreds more applicants will join the company in the days ahead. Other job seekers are invited to talk with recruiters at their local stores or apply online at jobs.kroger.com.
Kroger initiated its expedited hiring process two weeks ago to shorten the time between application and employment, onboarding new hires in an average of 72 hours. Kroger’s human resources leaders are working seven days a week to quickly interview and recruit new talent.
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