ASHTABULA CO RASH

IN NORTHEAST OHIO, ASHTABULA COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE INVESTIGATING A CONTAGIOUS RASH THAT'S SPREADING RAPIDLY AMONG STUDENTS IN ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT. 
THURSDAY NIGHT PARENTS GOT AN AUTOMATED PHONE CALL FROM JEFFERSON AREA LOCAL SCHOOLS. K-12 CLASSES FOR FRIDAY WERE CANCELED. WE REACHED OUT TO THE DISTRICT, AND THEY GAVE US A STATEMENT, WRITING THE DECISION TO CLOSE CAME AFTER CONSULTING WITH THE ASHTABULA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. THE ASHTABULA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT GAVE US A STATEMENT
WRITING "THE COUNTY IS SEEING INCREASED ACTIVITY IN SOME LOCAL SCHOOLS OF PARVOVIRUS OR FIFTH DISEASE, BUT WITHOUT A DIAGNOSIS, THE ASHTABULA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT CAN'T DEFINITIVELY SAY THIS IS WHAT THE JEFFERSON STAFF ARE SEEING."