BROWN CO. (NBC 26) - Wednesday afternoon, Brown County health officials reported a total of 53 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the county. Eleven of them have reached a point where they are now out of isolation.
The county said there were 7 new cases reported since Tuesday. Of the total 53 confirmed cases, 46 are from Brown County; there are 3 that were transferred from another county; and 4 still from the Oneida Nation.
Ted Shove, with the county health department, said we're seeing a 1:1 ratio of males to females who are testing positive.
As for testing, they are currently waiting on 201 case results. A total of 797 people have been tested.
For those who are now out of isolation, Shove explained the difference between being isolated and quarantined. He said a person who is quarantined is someone who had a risk of or believed to have been exposed to the virus, but is not showing symptoms. Along with CDC guidelines, this person would then self-quarantine for 14 days.
A person who is isolating is someone who tested positive. To get out of isolation, a person has to have 3 days or 72 hours without a fever, no medication to help the symptoms, and improved respiratory symptoms. It also has to have been 7 days since their symptoms first appeared.
In regards to Tuesday's election, Shove expressed concern among the health department about the amount of people out voting in close proximity. He said his concern is this "gathering" could create a spike in the confirmed cases in the county which we could potentially not see for another couple of weeks.
