{"id":99157,"date":"2021-03-16T10:30:37","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T14:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=99157"},"modified":"2025-10-23T08:24:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T12:24:54","slug":"acdh-covid-19-update-20210316","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2021\/03\/16\/acdh-covid-19-update-20210316\/","title":{"rendered":"ACDH COVID-19 update \u2013 3\/16\/2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/FWAC_Health_Department.jpg\" alt=\"COVID-19 update\" width=\"301\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-72884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/FWAC_Health_Department.jpg 337w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/FWAC_Health_Department-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/FWAC_Health_Department-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s Allen County Department of Health, located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, COVID-19 update:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>March 16, 2021: Allen County COVID-19 update<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne, Indiana (March 16, 2021) \u2013 Another 54 Allen County residents tested positive for COVID-19, with 26 confirmed PCR cases and 28 probable antigen cases, bringing the total to 36,807 cases Tuesday. The county also saw seven residents added to the COVID-19 death data due to a delay in reporting, bringing the total to 656 deaths.<\/p>\n<p>The Allen County case count now includes a total of 13,427 probable cases from antigen tests reported since July 28, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Updates to positive cases and deaths in Allen County are found on the Department\u2019s COVID-19 webpage at https:\/\/www.allencountyhealth.com\/get-informed\/covid-19\/ and will be time-stamped to keep the public informed with the latest local data.<\/p>\n<p>Basic demographic information on Allen County cases is provided on the website and will be updated at least once a week.<\/p>\n<p>Because of delays in data reporting to and from the state, Allen County case counts may not always immediately match counts provided by the Indiana State Department of Health at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coronavirus.in.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.coronavirus.in.gov\/<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>COVID-19 Web resources<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.877gethope.org\/\">Indiana&#8217;s Mortgage Assistance Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li>City of Fort Wayne&#8217;s Rent and Utility Assistance Program &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2021\/03\/05\/rent-and-utility-assistance-program-opens-monday-20210308\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">City&#8217;s new release<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coronavirus.in.gov\/files\/Eligibility%201.5.21.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">List of who is eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vaccine.coronavirus.in.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eligible? Click here to register and make an appointment<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Allen County Department of Health information and stats<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention&#8217;s COVID-19 webpage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/covid.cdc.gov\/covid-data-tracker\/?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fcases-updates%2Fcases-in-us.html#cases_casesper100klast7days\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention&#8217;s COVID-19 cases in the United States<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coronavirus.in.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indiana State Department of Health&#8217;s COVID-19 information and stats<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/opsdashboard\/index.html#\/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Hopkins&#8217; COVID-19 Dashboard<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/topics\/CAAqBwgKMJy5lwswj-KuAw?hl=en-US&#038;gl=US&#038;ceid=US%3Aen\">Latest news from Google News<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Allen County Department of Health COVID-19 guidance<\/strong>:\n<\/ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/docs\/Allen_County\/Health_Department\/2020\/2020_03_20_Home_Care_Isolation_Guidances.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Home Care Isolation Guidances<\/a><\/li>\n<li>COVID-19 Employee Illness Recomendations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/h1n1_billboard.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Billboard developed by the Allen County Department of Health Department to promote awareness of H1N1 in the Hispanic\/Latino communities.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='20ae44dc9de3c86c4c2b75222319524f' data-image-id=\"4875\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/h1n1_billboard.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/thumbs\/thumbs_h1n1_billboard.jpg\" data-title=\"Spanish H1N1 Billboard\" data-description=\"Billboard developed by the Allen County Department of Health Department to promote awareness of H1N1 in the Hispanic\/Latino communities.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Spanish H1N1 Billboard\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Spanish H1N1 Billboard\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"4875\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/thumbs\/thumbs_h1n1_billboard.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/twitter-photos\/awfec_ycmaaw_bi.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"At a grill safety, food handling safety and water safety demo. 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2021.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='20ae44dc9de3c86c4c2b75222319524f' data-image-id=\"11434\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20210525\/246551.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20210525\/thumbs\/thumbs_246551.jpg\" data-title=\"So Min Oo\" data-description=\"Burmese community leader So Min Oo during the ACDH-ISDH news conference announcing the state&#039;s hosting of a mobile mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic at McMillen Park on May 25, 2021.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"So Min Oo\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"So Min Oo\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11434\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20210525\/thumbs\/thumbs_246551.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20210525\/246695.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Gaby Lemus and Peggy Hayes with HealthVisions Midwest of Fort Wayne during the ACDH-ISDH news conference announcing the state&#039;s hosting of a mobile mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic at McMillen Park on May 25, 2021.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='20ae44dc9de3c86c4c2b75222319524f' data-image-id=\"11435\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20210525\/246695.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20210525\/thumbs\/thumbs_246695.jpg\" data-title=\"Gaby Lemus and Peggy Hayes\" data-description=\"Gaby Lemus and Peggy Hayes with HealthVisions Midwest of Fort Wayne during the ACDH-ISDH news conference announcing the state&#039;s hosting of a mobile mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic at McMillen Park on May 25, 2021.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Gaby Lemus and Peggy Hayes\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Gaby Lemus and Peggy Hayes\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11435\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20210525\/thumbs\/thumbs_246695.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a 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Department of Health Chief of Staff Shane Hatchett during the ACDH-ISDH news conference announcing the state&#039;s hosting of a mobile mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic at McMillen Park on May 25, 2021.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Shane Hatchett\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Shane Hatchett\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11437\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20210525\/thumbs\/thumbs_246504.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20210525\/246882.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Allen County Health Commissioner Dr. Matthew Sutter during the ACDH-ISDH news conference announcing the state&#039;s hosting of a mobile mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic at McMillen Park on May 25, 2021.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='20ae44dc9de3c86c4c2b75222319524f' data-image-id=\"11438\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20210525\/246882.jpg\" 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