Smales said the district was not aware of the man as a probable case or a contact of a confirmed case before his death.
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A probable death is identified when the person has not been lab tested for the coronavirus, but they meet one of the following criteria: a death certificate lists the coronavirus as the cause of death or autopsy findings are consistent with pneumonia or acute respiratory distress syndrome without an identifiable cause, the CCCHD said.
Clark County has 29 confirmed cases with nine hospitalizations as of Thursday afternoon, according to Ohio Department of Health data.
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