CHILTON (NBC 26) — There is now one confirmed case in Calumet County, under the jurisdiction of City of Appleton Public Health, Calumet County Public Health announced Thursday afternoon.
The individual contracted the virus through domestic travel, to an area already experiencing community spread. The individual remains home in isolation.
City of Appleton Public Health is currently conducting contact investigations to identify and follow-up with any people who had close contact with the ill individual. Close contacts will be educated about self-monitoring their health status by the Appleton Health Department nurses.
To minimize the spread of the virus, Calumet County Public Health recommends people postpone or cancel travel to areas experiencing community spread of coronavirus. This includes both international and domestic travel to states and communities with high rates of transmission.
During this time, Calumet County Public Health strongly recommends that high-risk individuals 60 or older, or those with heart disease, diabetes, or lung disease, stay at home, except for physician visits, to get food, or to go outdoors for exercise.
For all other community members, Calumet County Public Health recommends minimizing contact with individuals in the high risk group as much as possible and maintaining a six-foot distance from others.
This is a rapidly evolving situation and Calumet County Public Health recommends residents follow the guidelines from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services and the CDC, to protect themselves and help slow the spread of the virus. For the latest information about coronavirus in Calumet County, log on to www.calumetcounty.org/COVID-19.
