COLUMBUS - As children return to classrooms, schools will need to share information about how many students have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
School officials will need to report cases of COVID-19, both students and staff, within 48 hours to their local health departments, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said Thursday.
Local health departments will then inform the state health department, which will compile totals and share them every Wednesday.
Schools must make information about a positive case publicly available and notify parents or guardians in writing about the case. That could include a written letter, email or a notice on the school's website.
The information shared should not disclose protected health information. The changes are part of a new Ohio Department of Health order, which has not yet been written.
"Reporting illness to guardians is nothing new for schools," said DeWine, referencing other health concerns such as lice.
Some schools are already experiencing concerns with COVID-19 firsthand. Lebanon City Schools confirmed last week that 38 students were quarantined following two confirmed cases of COVID-19 at the high school.
Crowds in the Bengals' stands? Not yet
DeWine said he's not yet ready to approve fans in the stands of the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns games.
"But we’re going to continue and look and see at what point we could do this,” DeWine said. “If we can keep things moving forward in Ohio, and this virus doesn’t spike up too much, this certainly is a possibility."
DeWine said both the Bengals and the Browns have presented good plans for how to move forward.
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Clermont County drops off 'red' list
Clermont County dropped off the list of "red" counties, used to designate very high exposure and spread.
That means all of the greater Cincinnati areas' counties are listed as "orange," which designates "increased exposure and spread." Statewide, six counties are listed as "red" counties, the smallest number since the state began using the color code system in July.
The counties that are listed as red are Erie, Lorain, Lucas, Montgomery, Mercer and Preble counties.
Ohio to continue testing asymptomatic people
New guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicated that close contacts of people with COVID-19 do not necessarily need a test if they do not have symptoms.
But DeWine said Ohio will continue to test people without symptoms.
“We think the protocol that we have today is correct," DeWine said. “Opening this up has been very, very helpful.”
Younger Ohioans, in particular, might not have symptoms but could spread the disease.
A tweak to sports rules
Sports teams can now play more than one contest within a 24-hour period as long as the competitions are not on the same calendar day, Lt. Gov. Jon Husted said.
For example, a team could play one team on Friday night and a different one on Saturday morning, according to the change.
Contact tracing nonprofit bill: $0
Ohio is renewing its memo of understanding with Partners in Health, a Massachusetts nonprofit that has been a consultant for Ohio's contact tracing efforts, for another three months.
The nonprofit is providing training materials, feedback and recommended best practices at no cost to Ohio. Local health officials are conducting the actual interviews to determine where the disease has spread.
New COVID-19 numbers released
The Ohio Department of Health reported 1,244 new cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 118,828 confirmed and probable cases.
Ohio recently surpassed 4,000 COVID-19 deaths. Another 32 deaths were reported in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 4,079. The date a case or death is reported may be days or weeks after someone fell ill or died.
On Thursday, the Ohio Department of Health reported 68,297 tests completed in the past 24 hours – a significant increase from the day before and a record since the pandemic began.
DeWine spokesman Dan Tierney said that was driven by a new lab, MedArbor, that backfilled 43,000 tests administered in its initial report to the state.
"We’re adding new labs all the times these days – this one just happens to be statistically notable," Tierney said.
The state dashboard's testing data lags two days to allow for delayed results. There were 22,612 tests with a result date of Tuesday, and 4.9% of them were positive. The seven-day moving average has been below 5% positive since Aug. 14.
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