Five new cases of COVID-19 in Barry County
June 15, 2020
Sheila Harris
The Barry County Health Department is reporting five new cases of COVID-19, bringing our total number of cases
to seventeen. Two of the cases are a result of recent travel to a COVID-19 hot-spot, one case is a result of community
spread, and two cases are still to be determined. Currently, no cases have been associated with recent positive tests
in a local processing plant.
The disease investigation is ongoing and health department officials continue to identify details of the exposures.
Individuals with a positive test will be ordered to isolate and their close contacts will be notified and ordered to
quarantine. The Barry County Health Department staff will continue to monitor all persons under an isolation or
quarantine order daily.
This situation is still developing and additional details will be released as appropriate and necessary. Barry County
officials remind citizens these new cases illustrate that COVID-19 remains a concern in the community and
individuals must take personal responsibility to protect themselves and their family and friends. The best way to
prevent community spread of COVID-19 is to wear a cloth face covering, maintain a physical distance of 6’, avoid
groups of greater than 10 people, and wash hands often.
Symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, cough, shortness of breath or at least two of the following: fever, chills,
repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, or new loss of taste or smell. Symptoms may
begin two days to two weeks after exposure. Your physician can order testing, or you can call the Barry County
Health Department at 417-847-2114 to discuss the availability of rapid testing.
State of Missouri Emergency and Barry County Phase 2 Reopening begins June 16 and remains in effect until June
30, 2020. Those rules include recommendations to maintain physical distancing, required source-control masking
in certain circumstances, and enhanced hygiene practices. Persons at a higher risk of serious illness from COVID-19,
including those greater 65 years of age, who are immuno-compromised or have chronic medical conditions should
limit travel and wear a cloth face-covering in public. (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extraprecautions/groups-at-higher-risk.html)
Sheila Harris
The Barry County Health Department is reporting five new cases of COVID-19, bringing our total number of cases
to seventeen. Two of the cases are a result of recent travel to a COVID-19 hot-spot, one case is a result of community
spread, and two cases are still to be determined. Currently, no cases have been associated with recent positive tests
in a local processing plant.
The disease investigation is ongoing and health department officials continue to identify details of the exposures.
Individuals with a positive test will be ordered to isolate and their close contacts will be notified and ordered to
quarantine. The Barry County Health Department staff will continue to monitor all persons under an isolation or
quarantine order daily.
This situation is still developing and additional details will be released as appropriate and necessary. Barry County
officials remind citizens these new cases illustrate that COVID-19 remains a concern in the community and
individuals must take personal responsibility to protect themselves and their family and friends. The best way to
prevent community spread of COVID-19 is to wear a cloth face covering, maintain a physical distance of 6’, avoid
groups of greater than 10 people, and wash hands often.
Symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, cough, shortness of breath or at least two of the following: fever, chills,
repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, or new loss of taste or smell. Symptoms may
begin two days to two weeks after exposure. Your physician can order testing, or you can call the Barry County
Health Department at 417-847-2114 to discuss the availability of rapid testing.
State of Missouri Emergency and Barry County Phase 2 Reopening begins June 16 and remains in effect until June
30, 2020. Those rules include recommendations to maintain physical distancing, required source-control masking
in certain circumstances, and enhanced hygiene practices. Persons at a higher risk of serious illness from COVID-19,
including those greater 65 years of age, who are immuno-compromised or have chronic medical conditions should
limit travel and wear a cloth face-covering in public. (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extraprecautions/groups-at-higher-risk.html)
