COVID-19 UPDATE February 24, 2022
Indiana State Department of Health Data changes for COVID-19 Dashboard
The IDOH has announced this week it will no longer be displaying unique individuals' positivity rate and total tested individuals to better align with standard metrics used by other states nationwide.
These are outdated metrics that no longer accurately reflect the prevalence of COVID-19 in communities.
These changes will be reflected in next week’s updated COVID-19 information for Clay County.
WHO NEEDS A COVID-19 TEST?
People who have symptoms of COVID-19 should be tested, and those who are fully-vaccinated who are a close contact of a confirmed case should check with a healthcare provider.
Please quarantine yourself from others as much as possible while you wait for your test results to prevent the spread of infection in case your test comes back positive. You do not need to be tested if you have tested positive in the last 90 days.
Confirmatory PCR tests are no longer required for BinaxNOW rapid antigen tests. Either PCR or BinaxNOW test results will suffice for testing for COVID-19 for both asymptomatic and symptomatic individuals.
This does not apply to anyone who lives in a congregate setting, such as long-term care facilities, correctional and detention facilities, homeless shelters and other group shelters.