WARREN — Health departments in Trumbull and Mahoning counties are not releasing any information that could identify people who tested positive for COVID-19.

The departments also are not detailing the locations of any “hot spots” of concentrated cases.

Ryan Tekac, Mahoning County health commissioner, said information about the patients will not be released out of privacy concerns and “respect” for the person’s family.

Tekac said he would not release the location of any suspected hot spots of cases, so other areas of the community do not get complacent — thinking their place of business is safer than another.

“Community spread is in Mahoning County regardless of whether or not it is in one area or another,” Tekac said.

But, in businesses with one or more cases, the health district is working with the owners to ensure proper procedures are being followed, Tekac said.

Sandra Swann, director of nursing for Trumbull County’s health district, said the office is investigating a “couple of clusters,” but nothing is conclusive.

In one business where multiple cases occurred, the infected people worked in different parts of the building, Swann said.

Tekac and Swann said businesses that remain open in both counties should be following the state’s rules on social distancing and temperature taking, checking to ensure their employees are healthy enough to be at work.

If anyone would like to report a business in Trumbull County that is not following protocols or is open despite being nonessential, call 330-675-7841 and leave a message. Although the health district isn’t likely to call you back — there is a high volume of reports — an investigator will look into the report, Swann said.

Investigators have visited area businesses and looked into complaints, sometimes with the assistance of law enforcement officers. Arconic in Niles has been visited, and the company was following the correct protocols.

In Mahoning County, the reports for violations at businesses should be directed to the local law enforcement office, Tekac said.

“They enforce, we educate,” Tekac said.

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