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irisblue

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Wed Mar 11, 2020, 02:58 PM Mar 2020

Ohio has first known case of Community Spread Covid19, in Stark County, Canton area

Governor Mike DeWine (@GovMik Stark CeDeWine) Tweeted:
Today, #Ohio has a 4th confirmed case of #COVID19. The individual is a man, mid-50s, in Stark County. He has no travel history outside the US, which means we have a case of “community spread.”







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Ohio has first known case of Community Spread Covid19, in Stark County, Canton area (Original Post) irisblue Mar 2020 OP
Canton Paper irisblue Mar 2020 #1

irisblue

(32,973 posts)
1. Canton Paper
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 03:06 PM
Mar 2020

Copied from Ohio Group

Source--https://www.cantonrep.com/news/20200311/coronavirus-in-ohio-53-year-old-man-tests-positive-at-mercy-medical-center

snip--"He said it's believed the person came into contact with less than six people before developing symptoms and visiting an emergency department."


snip--" Amy Acton, the Ohio Department of Health director, said the man had not traveled outside the United States and had no known contact with an infected person. His illness began Feb. 25.

"We expect to see more proof of community spread," she said."


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