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The Coronavirus (COVID-19). Image courtesy of the Centers For Disease Control.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

News release from the Fort Wayne-Allen County Health Department:<\/p>\n

Health Department Announces Hotline and Webpage for COVID-19<\/strong><\/p>\n

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(March 6, 2020) \u2013 In an effort to keep the community up-to-date and informed on the novel coronavirus COVID-19, the Allen County Department of Health has developed a public hotline and webpage devoted to the evolving issue.<\/p>\n

Community resources and links to reputable sources of updated information from various public health entities can be found at www.allencountyhealth.com\/covid-19.<\/p>\n

Additionally, Department staff are now operating a COVID-19 hotline at (260) 449-4499 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to answer questions and address concerns from the public. Any afterhours callers to the hotline will receive a recorded message with some frequently asked questions about the virus as well as Department website information, which can be accessed at any time. <\/p>\n

Allen County has no confirmed or suspected cases at this time. However, Governor Eric J. Holcomb and the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) announced Friday the first presumptive positive case of COVID-19 in a Marion County resident, and the governor issued a public health emergency declaration in response. A presumptive positive case means the patient tested positive at the ISDH Laboratories and samples will be sent to the CDC for final confirmation. <\/p>\n

The virus was first identified in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China and has rapidly spread to countries around the world, including the U.S. Reported illnesses of COVID-19 have ranged from mild symptoms, including fever, cough and shortness of breath, to severe illness and death. There is currently no vaccine or treatment for this virus.<\/p>\n

Human coronaviruses most commonly spread from an infected person to others through:<\/p>\n