KEWAUNEE CO. (NBC 26) -- The Kewaunee County Public Health Department has confirmed the county's first case of coronavirus.
According to the department, the person was in their 80's and hospitalized over the weekend.
"This is the beginning of our investigation and that is all of the information we can release at this time,” said Cindy Kinnard, RN, Director of Kewaunee County Public Health Department. “We are very fortunate to have made it this long without a confirmed case of COVID-19 in Kewaunee County. The Public Health Department will continue to closely monitor the well-being of our first resident confirmed to be battling COVID-19 as well as pending test results of others, and we will keep the public informed as best as we can.”
Kewaunee Co. health is working to identify and contact others who may have been in close contact with the affected person. Those individuals will be asked to self-quarantine for 14 days.
According to Kewaunee Co. health officials, there have been 62 residents tested for coronavirus in Kewaunee Co. So far one tested positive and 51 negative for the virus. There are 10 tests pending for Kewaunee County.
To reach the Kewaunee Co. Public Health Department, you can call (920) 388-7160 from Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily.
