STEUBEN COUNTY
317 SOUTH WAYNE STREET ○ SUITE 3A
○ ANGOLA ○ INDIANA ○ 46703 ○

HEALTH DEPARTMENT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 8th, 2020
The Steuben County Health Department was notified of a COVID-19 positive adult that passed away on
April 7th, 2020. The person, who was over age 60, had been hospitalized as a patient in Allen County
hospital. No further information about the patient will be released due to privacy laws.
The health department also was notified of two (2) COVID-19 positive test results for Steuben County
residents from April 7th to April 8th. We have been in communications with the patients and the Indiana
State Department of Health epidemiologist to identify and monitor any close contacts. No additional
information about the patients will be released due to patient privacy laws.
A “Close Contact” is a presumptive positive COVID-19 individual. A presumptive positive individual
may be asymptomatic, but could be a carrier of the coronavirus and does not require testing. All
presumptive positive COVID-19 individuals are required to quarantine for 14 days and remain in contact
with the Steuben County Health Department. These presumptive positive individuals are identified
through a case investigation, but not included in the official count for Steuben County.
Please continue to be diligent with the following measures to ensure exposure remains low:
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Staying at home
Monitor for fever, cough or shortness of breath
Maintaining social distancing (6 ft.)
Frequent handwashing

Please stay home now, so we may gather later.

If you have any questions about coronavirus or COVID-19, please contact the Steuben County Health
Department at (260) 668-1000 Ext. 1500.

TELEPHONE: 260-668-1000 EXT 1500 ○ FAX: 260-665-1418