Barry County Reports First
COVID-19 Case
April 1, 2020
Isaac Estes-Jones
It is official: Barry County has its first confirmed case of coronavirus COVID-19. The individual is confirmed to be recovering at home and the Barry County Health Department is contacting anyone who may have had contact with the individual during the period they were contagious.
Barry County Emergency Management reported the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Barry County on Friday, March 27. David Compton, Director of Barry County Emergency Management, said, “We don’t have an age range or gender to report right now, but this was a community spread case. That means this person did not travel to a known COVID hotspot like New York City or Wuhan, China.” The patient is currently quarantined in their home and is recovering there.
“At this time, the health department is doing their investigation. That means they have interviewed this individual about who they have been in close contact with during the incubation period, so the last 14 days. They will then be talking to those individuals, checking if anyone else is symptomatic and following that same line of questions,” Compton said.
The patient was tested Thursday at an out-of-county testing site after contacting a doctor when they started to show symptoms. “This person was very smart in that as soon as they thought they might be showing symptoms that match, they immediately contacted a physician who then referred them to a testing site outside of the county,” Compton said. “The test was done yesterday through a private lab and the positive result was reported this afternoon. The good news is, as soon as this person had symptoms, they took appropriate actions. This person is self-quarantined in their home right now.”
Isaac Estes-Jones
It is official: Barry County has its first confirmed case of coronavirus COVID-19. The individual is confirmed to be recovering at home and the Barry County Health Department is contacting anyone who may have had contact with the individual during the period they were contagious.
Barry County Emergency Management reported the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Barry County on Friday, March 27. David Compton, Director of Barry County Emergency Management, said, “We don’t have an age range or gender to report right now, but this was a community spread case. That means this person did not travel to a known COVID hotspot like New York City or Wuhan, China.” The patient is currently quarantined in their home and is recovering there.
“At this time, the health department is doing their investigation. That means they have interviewed this individual about who they have been in close contact with during the incubation period, so the last 14 days. They will then be talking to those individuals, checking if anyone else is symptomatic and following that same line of questions,” Compton said.
The patient was tested Thursday at an out-of-county testing site after contacting a doctor when they started to show symptoms. “This person was very smart in that as soon as they thought they might be showing symptoms that match, they immediately contacted a physician who then referred them to a testing site outside of the county,” Compton said. “The test was done yesterday through a private lab and the positive result was reported this afternoon. The good news is, as soon as this person had symptoms, they took appropriate actions. This person is self-quarantined in their home right now.”