Previously, clinical labs reported positive COVID-19 results at the individual level and as an aggregate count for all other test results (e.g., negative results). After developing a technology solution to allow its systems to track negative test results for COVID-19, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) now requires all clinical labs to report all positive, negative, inconclusive, and invalid test results. This will enable ODH to gather additional data for a more complete picture of how COVID-19 is spreading in Ohio communities, including county-level positivity data in the near future.
Detailed guidance for the electronic submission of COVID-19 testing results is available online.