The Appleton Health Department received notice Wednesday from the State Department of Health Services, that a person in Appleton has tested positive for COVID-19.
The affected person contracted the virus through domestic travel, the Appleton Heatlh Department says, to an area already experiencing community spread.
The resident remains home in isolation. The person has been compliant with all requests from the health department and is following all recommendations to prevent contact with others.
The health department is working to identify and follow-up with any people who had close contact with the coronavirus patient. People who came in close contact will be educated about self-monitoring their health status by health department nurses. They will be required to do daily symptom and temperature checks, as well as quarantine themselves for 14 day as a precaution.
