Health Department says visitor to Cincinnati tested positive for measles

Health Department says visitor to Cincinnati tested positive for measles

Updated: 5:17 PM EDT Apr 15, 2024

The Cincinnati Health Department has been notified that an out-of-town visitor to Cincinnati has tested positive for measles.According to CHD, the visitor flew from Illinois to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport and took a Lyft to the Hyatt Regency Cincinnati around 9 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10.The visitor also made a stop at Morton’s Steakhouse last Wednesday to order takeout.The health department said any Hyatt staff, guests and visitors after 9 p.m. on April 10, as well as anyone in Morton’s from 9-11 p.m. that night, may have been exposed to measles.The CHD said any person who may have been exposed and developed symptoms, including high fever, cough, runny nose, watery eyes, and a rash beginning three to five days after other symptoms occur, should isolate until testing arrangements can be made.People are also urged to contact the Cincinnati Health Department at 513-357-7462 for further information.Health officials also reminded people to check their immunity status, which is reliably conferred by the MMR vaccine, a part of routine childhood immunizations.The announcement of a positive measles test by a visitor on Monday comes just hours after health officials said no additional cases were reported following a potential measles exposure at Heritage Bank Center last month.In addition, CHD also reported that COVID-19 infections in the city continue to decrease, and are currently at a low transmission rate.