May 20th, 2020 LCHD COVID-19 Update

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Lenawee County, MI – 69% of the confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Lenawee County reported by the Health Department are “discontinued from isolation and improving” … with 2% in the hospital as of Wednesday afternoon.

37 of the 140 cases …26%… are monitoring at home. 97 individuals are “discontinued from isolation and improving.”

Three people were hospitalized as of Wednesday. The Lenawee County Health Department reported that a total of three people from the county have died from COVID-19.

A resident at a long-term care facility in Lenawee County has tested positive for COVID-19.

The County reported on Wednesday that all residents and employees have been, and continue to be, monitored for COVID-19 symptoms. The facility is working closely with the Lenawee County Health Department to ensure residents and staff are safe by following Centers for Disease Control Guidelines.

The facility has implemented strategies to protect their residents and employees from COVID-19 which include:

  • educating staff on the signs and symptoms of COVID-19 and how it is spread
  • taking temperatures of all residents and staff twice daily monitoring resident’s respiratory status twice daily
  • wearing of masks by all staff members
  • closure of all communal spaces and group activities
  • limiting all non-essential visitors.

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