Add Lyon County to the coronavirus list.
On Sunday, Lyon County Pubilc Health announced two cases. Public Health Nurse Melissa Smith tells KVOE News the patients were tested Friday before results were announced Sunday. There are indications this is a travel-based cases instead of a community spread, where a patient gets the illness in a community rather than from abroad, but the case is under investigation at this time.
Travel details are pending.
Smith says the patients have not reported much in the way of community activity after they developed symptoms.
Both have been asked to stay in isolation until they fulfill guidelines for release, including being fever-free for at least 72 hours without the help of a fever-reducing medicine or being seven days since the onset of symptoms, whichever timetable is longer. Patients also need to have any other symptoms cleared before they can be released.
As of 2 pm Sunday, there were 64 confirmed coronavirus cases in Kansas. That list did not include the Lyon County cases and a presumptive positive case in Reno County.
7:20 pm Sunday: First two Lyon County cases announced
Lyon County has its first two cases of COVID-19.
Lyon County Public Health made the announcement Sunday evening, saying the patients have been informed. Both have been asked to stay in isolation until they fulfill guidelines for release.
Public Health is investigating. People known to be in contact with the patients will be contacted as soon as possible.
Testing for coronavirus started March 10 in Lyon County. Morris County has two other confirmed cases in the KVOE listening area.
Lyon County Health Officer Renee Hively reminds residents to continue protective measures like social distancing, or no closer than six feet for at least 10 minutes, as well as washing your hands for 20 seconds each time, covering your mouth when you cough or sneeze, avoiding the touching of your face and staying home when you are sick.
Lyon County Public Health is also recommending — but not currently mandating — staying home and canceling all non-essential travel as a preventive measure.
KVOE has reached out to Lyon County Public Health administrators for additional information. Hively and Lyon County Emergency Management Director Jarrod Fell are slated for KVOE’s 7:15 am Newsmaker segment Monday morning.
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