2nd confirmed coronavirus case in Pottawattamie County

2nd confirmed coronavirus case in Pottawattamie County

TODAY IS INPOTTAWATTAMIECOUNTY THAT'S THESECOND CASE INTHE COUNTY...AND TODAY...HEALTH OFFICIALSTALKED ABOUT HOWTHEY'RE HANDLINGIT...SYDNEY GRAY IS LIVEWITH WHAT THEY'RENOW SAYING.SYDNEY...GOOD EVENINGJOHN.HERE AT THEEMERGENCYOPERATIONSCENTER...POTTAWATAMIECOUNTY OFFICIALSSAY THEY'REWORKING AROUNDTHE CLOCK TRYINGTO LOCATE THEEXPOSURE SITE FORTHE COUNTY'SSECOND CASE OFCOVID-19.HERE'S WHAT WEKNOW SO FAR THEPATIENT IS A MANWHO'S BETWEEN 41-AND 60-YEARS-OLD...WHO HAD PRE-EXISTING MEDICALCONDITIONS.POTTAWATAMIECOUNTY PLANNINGDIRECTOR MATTWYANT SAYS THEONLY KNOWNCONTACT SIGHT IS ATTHE DIVITA DIALYSISCLINIC, WHICH ISHERE IN COUNCILDBLUFFS.WYANT SAYS, THEMAN WAS THERE ONMARCH 16THBETWEEN 9:40 AND1:40.THE COUNTY'SCONSIDERING IT ALOW RISK EXPOSUREBUT THEY'D STILLLIKE PEOPLE TOSELF-MONITOR FORSYMPTOMS.MAYOR MATT WALSHSAYS THE VIRUS ISCONTINUOUSLYSPREADING SOPEOPLE NEED TOCONTINUE BEINGEXTRA CAUTIOUS."TREAT EVERYONELIKE THEY COULDHAVE THE DISEASEAND DISTANCEYOURSELF AT LEAST6 FEET TO AVOIDTHE OVERSPRAY OFCOUGHS ANDSNEEZES CONTINUETO WASH YOURHANDS REGULARLYDO IT TOO MUCH."COUNTY HEALTHOFFICIALS TELL USTHE MAN ISCURRENTLY ATNEBRASKA MEDICINEIN STABLECONDITION.WE'RE ALSO TOLDFAMILY MEMBERSVISITED THE MAN...BUT WORE MASKS.THEY ARE NOWSELF-MONITORINGFOR SYMPTOMS.IOWA'S GOVERNORWILL BE SPEAKING