Some Hamilton County health officials are encouraging people to get tested for the virus, even if they don't have symptoms.
HAMILTON COUNTY - SEEING ADRAMATIC SPIKE IN CORONAVIRUSCASES ... IT'S CATCHING THEEYE OF BOTH STATE AND LOCALHEALTH OFFICIALS.TESTING IS ALSO INCREASINGACROSS CINCINNATI ... WHICHEXPERTS TELL US ... ISSOMETHING THEY LIKE TO SEE.WCPO 9 NEWS ANCHOR TIMYKAARTIST IS LIVE THIS MORNING TOCRUNCH THE NUMBERS.CASES ARE ON THE RISE ACROSSOHIO ... WITH ONE OF THELARGEST SPIKES REPORTED RIGHTHERE IN HAMILTON COUNTY.
BUTAS CINCINNATI SEE MOREPOSITIVE CASES ... EVEN MOREPEOPLE ARE GETTING TESTED.TESTING SITES ARE ALL OVERHAMILTON COUNTY ... SOMEOFFERING WALK UP SERVICES -WHILE OTHERS REQUIRE YOU TOMAKE AN APPOINTMENT.A POP UPSITE AT CITY LINK CENTERTESTED MORE THAN 700 PEOPLEALONE ON THURSDAY.
THE CITYHEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTS 808ACTIVE CASES IN CINCINNATI ...WITH 28 PEOPLE IN THE HOSPITALRIGHT NOW.STATEWIDE ... 55 NEWHOSPITALIZATIONS WERE REPORTEDIN THE LAST 24 HOURS ALONE.HAMILTON COUNTY HEALTHCOMMISSIONER MELBA MOORE TELLSWCPO 9 NEWS ... TESTING ISIMPORTANT EVEN IF YOU DON'THAVE SYMPTOMS."We want everyone to knowtheir status.
Whether or notthey have it.
So they canpractice appropriate socialdistancing and wearing a mask."IF YOU'RE CONSIDERING GETTINGTESTED AND NEED MOREINFORMATION ... WE'VE MADE ALIST OF RESOURCES FOR YOU ATWCPO DOT COM ... INCLUDINGWHICH TESTING SITE IS CLOSESTTO YOU.REPORTING LIVE ...TIMYKA ARTIST.
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