Pike County Reports a ThirD Probable Case of COVID-19; Ross County Now at 35; CCI 3 Inmates Positive

NOTE: Updated with the numbers from ODRC released Friday afternoon. CLICK HERE to see the latest information from ODRC.

In a news release Friday, the Pike County General Health District is reporting a probable case of COVID-19 in a Pike County resident.

Per the Center for Disease Control, a probable case is someone who had direct contact with a confirmed case and became symptomatic, but the health care provider decided not to test.

In the release, PCGHD says its infectious disease staff are following department infectious disease investigation guidelines and have completed contact tracing. “The health district has contacted anyone who was in close contact with this individual.”

Meanwhile, Ross County is now reporting 35 cases, up from 30 on Thursday. 304 cases are being investigated by the Ross County Health District. The Report by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections noted Chillicothe Correctional Institution now has four inmates in isolation and three testing positive.

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As of 2pm ET Friday, Ohio has 15,169 total cases with 3,053 hospitalizations and 690 total deaths, 649 confirmed. CLICK HERE to see the statewide COVID-19 numbers.

Of the region’s ten county area, 1,842* cases, 67 hospitalizations and 9 deaths. (*) includes Pickaway Correctional Institute numbers, 1,643 staff (80) and inmates (1,563): Cases by county: Fairfield, 108; Fayette, 13; Highland, 8; Hocking, 6; Jackson, 4; Pickaway, 1,659; Pike, 3; Ross, 35; Scioto, 6; Vinton, 0.