{"id":80493,"date":"2020-08-05T12:30:19","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T16:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=80493"},"modified":"2020-11-24T19:02:25","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T00:02:25","slug":"acdh-covid-19-update-8-5-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2020\/08\/05\/acdh-covid-19-update-8-5-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"ACDH COVID-19 update \u2013 8\/5\/2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Allen County Department of Health news release:<\/p>\n

August 5: Allen County COVID-19 Update<\/strong><\/p>\n

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(August 5, 2020) \u2013 In an effort to more appropriately reflect a change in test reporting to the state, the Allen County Department of Health is revising how it will provide daily case count updates.<\/p>\n

The Food and Drug Administration recently approved two antigen tests for rapid detection of COVID-19, and the Indiana State Department of Health changed guidelines July 28 to include those positive test results as probable cases for investigation. <\/p>\n

Positive antigen cases are now included in the Department\u2019s contact tracing efforts along with confirmed polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test results, which have been used to identify cases since the start of the pandemic.<\/p>\n

Another 35 Allen County residents tested positive for COVID-19, with 31 confirmed PCR cases and four probable antigen cases, bringing the total to 3,717 cases and 160 deaths Wednesday. <\/p>\n

The Allen County case count now includes a total of 18 probable cases from antigen tests reported since July 28.<\/p>\n

Antigen tests are counted as probable cases because they are less sensitive than the molecular PCR tests. The antigen tests are useful in patients with a high virus load present in their nose or mouth during the test collection but are less sensitive when testing people with mild or no symptoms. <\/p>\n

For further clarification, below are the three commonly referenced COVID-19 tests: <\/p>\n