A group of healthcare professionals and community leaders give a daily briefing on the community's response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Here are the key points from the briefing:
- Scott County now has a total of 52 confirmed cases
- There are 4 new cases as of Monday
- 7 patients are hospitalized
- 1 patient is recovering at home
- 6 were never hospitalized
- 37 have recovered
- 1 has died
- Ed Rivers with Scott County Health Department says there is community spread, so this total number does not indicate how many actual cases are out in the community.
- Rock Island has 51 total cases
- 5 new cases confirmed Monday
- 4 are isolating at home
- 1 is hospitalized
- The CDC is now recommending people wear cloth face coverings when out in public. This does not remove the need for social distancing.
- *Limit contact with pets if you are sick or have symptoms
- Designate someone else to care for your pet if you are sick or have symptoms
- If you have to take your pet the the vet, call ahead and let them know the pet has been exposed to COVID-19
- Service dogs should remain with their handlers
*The Center for Disease Control says they don't have any evidence that pets can spread COVID-19 to people, however, they have found that a "very small number" of pets outside the US have been infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 after having close contact with infected people.
