Coronavirus: Montgomery County man in his 60s tests positive, KHN says

Kettering Health Network has confirmed that a male patient in his early 60s tested positive for the coronavirus.

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The man is from Montgomery County.

Kettering Health Network has administered coronavirus tests to 73 people.  Of those 31 have been negative. The only positive test has been the Montgomery County patient in his 60s. The network is awaiting results for 41 of the tests.

The positive patient was taken to Kettering Medical center March 14 where he was met outside of the emergency department and escorted to a negative pressure room to avoid exposure to others in the emergency department, according to a release.

After staying in the hospital for one night, the man was discharged and considered to be in good condition.

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He was tested for the virus while in the hospital and the results came back positive for COVID-19 today.

The hospital has given him instructions to self-isolate.