Two More COVID Cases Reported In Stone County
June 10, 2020
Isaac Estes-Jones
The six and seventh cases of COVID-19 were reported in Stone County last week. According to the Stone County Health Department, these individuals are close contacts of an active case in another county, so they had not visited any public spaces requiring public disclosure.
According to the press release from SCHD, issued Wednesday, June 3, these individuals have been quarantined since their exposure to the confirmed case in another county. “Stone County Health Department has monitored these individuals since their date of exposure to the confirmed case. Since their date of exposure they have been quarantined at home,” the release said.
Because of their quarantine, the individuals have not visited anywhere in Stone County where the public needs to be concerned about possible exposure. “Stone County Health Department will continue monitoring the confirmed cases to insure proper isolation and quarantine protocols are being followed,” the health department said.
Additionally, for several days last week, the Missouri COVID-19 dashboard reported total cases in Stone County at 10. “There [were] three cases incorrectly assigned to Stone County,” SCHD said. “These are not our cases and will be removed from Stone County’s COVID-19 case count as soon as possible,” they continued. These were reportedly positive cases of individuals that have Stone County addresses, but who had not been in the county at any part of their illness and contagious period.
As of Thursday, June 4, the health department reported 991 total COVID-19 tests had been performed on Stone County residents. Of those, seven were positive and 984 were negative. Four of the seven reported positive cases have fully recovered from the disease and were released from isolation.
“The health department encourages all residents to take appropriate preventative measures. If you are sick stay home and call your provider, emergency room, urgent care, emergency personnel or health department before seeking medical attention. Learning to adopt safe behaviors of washing hands, not touching your face, staying your 6 feet social distance and being mindful when you are sick to stay home is the best way to prevent the spread of COVID-19,” says the health department.
The St. Louis County Public Health organization has released information on some of the phrasing used to discuss safety measures taken by individuals. Specifically, they explained that quarantine is used for individuals that may have been exposed to the virus that causes COVID-19. The infographic states, “Quarantine is used for people that may have been exposed but are not sick.” This is accomplished by keeping the individuals in separate living quarters if possible, keeping at least six feet away from others and having food and other necessities delivered. In contrast, isolation requires separate living and bathroom facilities that have been secured against unauthorized access. This is to, “keep the person from infecting others.”
Cases of COVID-19 across Missouri continue to rise. As of Monday, June 8, there were 14,734 confirmed positives, with 819 deaths. The state’s COVID dashboard reports 586 active hospitalizations due to the virus. All numbers from the state are subject to confirmation or change due to statistical errors or errors in reporting.
The six and seventh cases of COVID-19 were reported in Stone County last week. According to the Stone County Health Department, these individuals are close contacts of an active case in another county, so they had not visited any public spaces requiring public disclosure.
According to the press release from SCHD, issued Wednesday, June 3, these individuals have been quarantined since their exposure to the confirmed case in another county. “Stone County Health Department has monitored these individuals since their date of exposure to the confirmed case. Since their date of exposure they have been quarantined at home,” the release said.
Because of their quarantine, the individuals have not visited anywhere in Stone County where the public needs to be concerned about possible exposure. “Stone County Health Department will continue monitoring the confirmed cases to insure proper isolation and quarantine protocols are being followed,” the health department said.
Additionally, for several days last week, the Missouri COVID-19 dashboard reported total cases in Stone County at 10. “There [were] three cases incorrectly assigned to Stone County,” SCHD said. “These are not our cases and will be removed from Stone County’s COVID-19 case count as soon as possible,” they continued. These were reportedly positive cases of individuals that have Stone County addresses, but who had not been in the county at any part of their illness and contagious period.
As of Thursday, June 4, the health department reported 991 total COVID-19 tests had been performed on Stone County residents. Of those, seven were positive and 984 were negative. Four of the seven reported positive cases have fully recovered from the disease and were released from isolation.
“The health department encourages all residents to take appropriate preventative measures. If you are sick stay home and call your provider, emergency room, urgent care, emergency personnel or health department before seeking medical attention. Learning to adopt safe behaviors of washing hands, not touching your face, staying your 6 feet social distance and being mindful when you are sick to stay home is the best way to prevent the spread of COVID-19,” says the health department.
The St. Louis County Public Health organization has released information on some of the phrasing used to discuss safety measures taken by individuals. Specifically, they explained that quarantine is used for individuals that may have been exposed to the virus that causes COVID-19. The infographic states, “Quarantine is used for people that may have been exposed but are not sick.” This is accomplished by keeping the individuals in separate living quarters if possible, keeping at least six feet away from others and having food and other necessities delivered. In contrast, isolation requires separate living and bathroom facilities that have been secured against unauthorized access. This is to, “keep the person from infecting others.”
Cases of COVID-19 across Missouri continue to rise. As of Monday, June 8, there were 14,734 confirmed positives, with 819 deaths. The state’s COVID dashboard reports 586 active hospitalizations due to the virus. All numbers from the state are subject to confirmation or change due to statistical errors or errors in reporting.