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Trumbull County COVID-19 deaths as reported by the Ohio Department of Health rose dramatically Thursday, from 172 a week ago, to 183 Tuesday, to 198 Wednesday, and to 219 on Thursday.
However, because of how the deaths are reported, that doesn’t necessarily mean there were more than 20 deaths between Wednesday and Thursday, said Sandy Swann, director of nursing for the Trumbull County Combined Health District.
“Some of the cases that are being counted by our health district are being reviewed by the epidemiologist to determine if their death is due to COVID-19. Once this has been completed, there will probably be further adjustments to the number of COVID-19 deaths which will likely align the numbers,” Swann stated in an email Thursday. “Additionally, often a COIVD-19 death may get reported from the death certificate, which is counted for the day it’s reported to TCCHD but that may not be the date of death. The date of death may have been weeks earli
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WARREN Area residents wanting to know if they have been exposed to COVID-19 will have multiple opportunities to get tested at no cost over the next 10 days.
Trumbull Community Action Program will have drive-up testing 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday in the former Kmart Plaza, 2485 Parkman Road NW.
Nasal swab testing will be administered by the Ohio National Guard on a first-come, first-served basis. No doctor’s appointment is needed. There will be no out-of-pocket expenses for those tested.
TCAP officials are working with the city of Warren, the Ohio National Guard and the Trumbull County Combined Health District.