  We use the latest compilation of observational Hubble parameter measurements
estimated with the differential evolution of cosmic chronometers, in
combination with the local value of the Hubble constant recently measured with
2.4% precision, to constrain the cosmological scenario where dark energy
interacts directly with the dark matter sector. To diminish the degeneracy
between the parameters we additionally consider standard probes, such as
Supernovae Type Ia from joint light curves (JLA) sample, Baryon Acoustic
Oscillation distance measurements (BAO), and cosmic microwave background data
from Planck 2015 estimations. Our analysis shows that the direct interaction
between dark energy and dark matter is mildly flavored, while the dark energy
equation-of-state parameter is w < - 1 at 3$\sigma$ confidence level.
