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COVID-19 UPDATES as of Monday, May 4, 2020
Clay County now has 22 confirmed COVID-19 cases, according to information provided by the Clay County Health Department.
Officials confirm the two new patients are in self-isolation at home, just like the 19 individuals reported earlier at various stages of recovery. One local patient has died from the COVID-19 virus. Further details about patients diagnosed with COVID-19 are not released due to the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
Local health officials confirm 263 residents were tested as of May 3, 2020.
The Indiana State Department of Health reports confirms 20,507 positive cases among the 6.7 million residents in Indiana, with 113,297 residents tested, and the reported deaths at 1,151.
The state is also providing new information regarding probable deaths caused by COVID-19. These deaths, 113 as of Monday, are those for which a physician listed COVID-19 as a contributing cause based on X-rays, scans, and other clinical symptoms, but the patient did not receive a positive test, and there is no testing record available.
CLARIFICATION
Great Dane Trailer officials provided information about the recent notification of two unidentified employees testing positive for COVID-19 last week. According to the main office based in Savannah, Georgia, the Brazil company was notified Wednesday, April 29, by local health officials about the positive test results in Brazil. The two employees diagnosed with COVID-19 as well as 31 shift workers working in the same area will be off work for 14 days. The employees have the option to use some of their vacation time or unemployment.
INDIANA BACK ON TRACK
Learn more about how Indiana is planning to get "back on track" due to the stay-at-home mandate because of the recent COVID-19 pandemic in the coming weeks.
