MOVHD ANNOUNCES TWO NEW COVID-19 CASES - MORE RELEASED

(05/27/2020)
Parkersburg, WV May 26, 2020 – The Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department (MOVHD) announced a new positive COVID-19 case in Wood County and one new positive case in Pleasants County.

Wood County has a total of 51. Pleasants County is now at three positives. Wirt County has four positive cases, and Calhoun County has two cases. Ritchie County continues to have only one case. Roane County has eight cases. Cases are reported to the county of residence. Totals for the counties are:

*A probable is treated the same as a positive and are asked to isolate. Contact tracing is also done. A person can be listed as probable if:
• presents with symptoms of COVID-19 and was exposed to a confirmed case
• has a positive anti-body testing.

Links for more information are available at www.movhd.com; www.cdc.gov (COVID banner) or www.wv.gov (COVID-19 tab). Operators are available 24/7 at the toll-free West Virginia Coronavirus hotline at 1-800-887-4304 to provide accurate information about COVID-19, the risk to the public, and the state’s response.

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