Allen County Department of Health launches COVID-19 hotline

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - The Allen County Department of Health launched a COVID-19 hotline Friday for residents who have questions or need help related to the ongoing pandemic.

The hotline, 260-449-4499, is open Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The hotline will offer guidance on what to do if a resident tests positive or had been exposed to someone who tested positive, a statement from the department said.

Other questions the department is prepared to help residents with include contact tracing and outbreak assistance, securing a work or school note for residents who have had a positive lab test result and help finding COVID-19 testing, vaccination and treatment sites.