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Pottawattamie County coronavirus case

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Pottawattamie County coronavirus case
Pottawattamie County coronavirus case

The Pottawattamie County Health Department has confirmed a presumptive positive case of the coronavirus.

COUNCIL BLUFFS.A WOMAN TESTEDPOSITIVE THISAFTERNOON FORTHE VIRUS...AS HEALTHOFFICIALS WORKTO TRACK PEOPLESHE CAME INCONTACT WITH.GOOD EVENING, I'MJENNIFERGRISWOLD.IOWA GOVERNORKIM REYNOLDSHAS SIGNED ADISASTEREMERGENCYPROCLAMATION...FOLLOWINGADDITIONALCORONAVIRUSCASES IN IOWA.THERE ARE NOW 8TOTAL CASES OFTHE VIRUS...ALL LINKED TOTRAVEL.REPORTERSYDNEY GRAY HASMORE ON THECOUNCIL BLUFFSCASE IN A WOMAN,WHO'S NOW SELFQUARANTINED.:13:37:12-:13:37:28"WE HAVEA PRESUMPTIVE ...POSITIVE IN OURCOMMUNITY ..AND WE WANT TOMAKE SUREPEOPLE ARETAKING THOSEEXTRAPRECAUTIONS SOTHEY CAN KEEPTHEMSELVES SAFEAND MAKE YOU'REWASHING YOURHANDS AND GIVINGYOURSELF THATSOCIAL SPACEWHEN YOU NEEDIT."POTTAWATAMIECOUNTY OFFICALSSAY A WOMANBETWEEN THEAGES OF 41 AND 60TESTED POSITIVEFOR CORONAVIRUSMONDAYAFTERNOON.THE WOMAN HADRECENTLYTRAVELED TOCALIFORNIA.:13:24:48-:13:26:51"AS A COMMUNITYWE'VE BEENWORKINGTOGETHER TO TRYTO PREPARE FORTHINGS LIKE THIS."SHE WENT TO U-N-M-C ONSATURDAY FORTESTING.SHE'S NOWQUARANTINED ATHOME.COUNTY OFFICIALTELL US THEWOMAN WORKS ATPANERA BREAD ...BUT THEY DON'TYET KNOW WHENSHE MOSTRECENTLYWORKED.:13:29:40-:13:29:54"PANERA BREADDID TAKE THESTEPS OFNOTIFYING THEIREMPLOYEES WHENTHE POSSIBLECAME ACROSS ANDTHEY TOOK THESTEP THAT ICOMPLIEMENTTHEM ON ..THEY SHUT DOWNTHEIR FACILITYAND THEY AREGOING THROUGHTHE CLEANINGPROCESS RIGHTNOW TO DISINFECTIT."OFFICIALS ALSOCOULDN'T TELL USWHEN SHE VISITEDCALIFORNIA ..OR WHAT DAY SHEARRIVED BACK INOMAHA.THEY SAY ...THEY'RE STILLWORKING TO GETTHATINFORMATION.:13:31:35-:13:3151"WE HAVE ANINTERNAL GROUPTHAT WORKS WITH...ALL OF OURHEALTH SYSTEMPARTNERS AND ALLOF THE LOCALCOMMUNITYMEMBERS ANDBUSINESSOWNERS ..AND WE WILLWORK ASDILIGENTLY AS WECAN ANDOBIVIOUSLY ASFAST AS WE CANBECAUSE WEUNDERSTAND THESEVERITY OF WHATTHIS MEANS TOPEOPLE."FOR NOW ..THEY'REENCOURAGINGEVERYONE TOSTAY HOME WHENSICK ...AND TO CONTINEPRACTICINGSOCIALDISTANCING.REPORTING INPOTTAWATAMIECOUNTY.SYDNEY GRAY 3NN.OFFICIALS SAY THEWOMAN WASNEVERHOSPITALIZED FORTHE VIRUS ...AND SHE'S INSTABLE CONDITIONAT HOME.AGAIN ..THEY'RE WORKINGTO BRING US ANUPDATE ABOUTHER TIMELINE ASWELL AS THELOCATIONS SHEVISIED IN TOWN.STAY WITH 3 NEWSNOW FOR THELATEST ON THISSTORY.

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