(Glenwood) The Iowa Department of Public Health and Mills County Public Health report three additional positive cases of COVID-19 in Mills County. This brings the total number of positive cases to 12, five have recovered and 232 Mills County residents have been tested.
The Recovered Cases are cases that have met the criteria for no longer needing isolation or public health monitoring. Criteria for these cases are set by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and are as follows:
- No fever for at least 72 hours (that is three full days of no fever without the use of medicine that reduces fevers) AND
- Other symptoms have improved (for example, when cough or shortness of breath have improved) AND
- At least 10 days have passed since symptoms first appeared.
These timeframes are based on the time of symptoms starting, NOT of receiving a positive test confirmation.
The three new cases of COVID-19 reported today are all adults, in the age range of 18-40 years. One individual contracted the virus through community spread, and two contracted the virus through close contact with a confirmed case.
We continue to encourage our residents to continue to use good judgment in the decisions they make. All residents are urged to stay home as much as possible, stay away from groups of people and maintain a 6-foot distance from other individuals. We remind all residents to continue to practice social distancing, wash your hands frequently with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue or elbow/upper arm and stay at home when you are ill. These three cases were reported after the IDPH release the morning.
For up-to-date information on COVID-19, visit Mills County Coronavirus webpage at http://covid19.millscoia.us.
