No New Confirmed COVID-19 Cases In Kosciusko Today
No New Confirmed COVID-19 Cases In Kosciusko Today
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David Slone-dslone@timesuniononline.com
No New Confirmed COVID-19 Cases In Kosciusko TodayThe Kosciusko County Health Department did not receive notification by noon Tuesday of any new positive COVID-19 cases in the county, keeping the total at 14.
However, Indiana State Department of Health announced that 568 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 5,507 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s total.
A total of 173 Hoosiers have died to date. Deaths are reported based on when data are received by ISDH and occurred over multiple days.
To date, 28,764 tests have been reported to ISDH, up from 26,192 on Monday.
The complete list of counties with cases is included in the ISDH COVID-19 dashboard at coronavirus.in.gov, which is 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.
Seemingly healthy individuals who go to work or run errands may actually be carriers of the virus and not show symptoms, according to information provided by the KCHD. This increases the chances of the healthy individual bringing the virus home to immunicomprised or high-risk family and friends.
Common symptoms include high fever, cough/sore throat, shortness of breath, body aches, loss of sense of smell and loss of sense of taste.
Not everyone will be tested. Asymptomatic individuals, those who have mild symptoms, have not traveled or are not considered high risk will most likely not be tested, the KCHD information states.
High-risk individuals include all of the following who also are experiencing COVID-19-like symptoms or have had contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case:
• Patients who require hospitalization due to complications of their acute respiratory illness.
• Healthcare workers and first responders.
• Patients and staff with direct contact with patients at long-term care facilities.
• Persons experiencing homelessness.
• Patients who expire with COVID-19 symptoms.
• Inmates and staff at correctional facilities.
• Patients 65 years and older.
• Patients with underlying conditions.
• Pregnant women.
High-risk underlying conditions include chronic lung disease, asthma, severe obesity, diabetes, chronic kidney disease (especially those undergoing dialysis), liver disease, smoking, organ transplant, immune deficiencies, cancer treatment, HIV and AIDS, immune weakening medications and serious heart conditions.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has announced fabric masks, scarves or bandanas are acceptable forms of face masks and protection of mouth and nose.
Masks reduce droplet introduction into the air, which also reduces droplet contamination of surfaces.
Health care professionals need the medical masks, which are easily contaminated and cannot be reused. Fabric masks can be washed and reused. Fabric offers decent air filtering and reduces viral exposure.
