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UPDATE BREAKING - Three COVID-19 cases confirmed in Clay County
At 4:00 p.m., Thursday, April 2, 2020:
On Thursday, the Clay County Health Department confirmed two new cases of COVID-19 in the county.
The first positive case was announced shortly afternoon, and was reported to be hospitalized; while the second positive case was announced shortly after 4 p.m. The third patient is reported to be self-isolated.
Clay County is working closely with the local and state officials to ensure contacts of the patients are identified and monitored, and that all infection protocols are being implemented.
No additional information is available due to the federal law - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA).
The first positive case in Clay Cay county was announced Saturday, March 28. Due to many facilities requesting the tests for symptomatic patients (many of which are still being processing), the exact number of Clay County residents tested has not been confirmed at this time.
Officials say the numbers are going to continue to rise as more test results come back throughout April. As different health agencies are requesting testing, the tests are being sent out to various laboratories, and many are not local. Some tests have been sent as far away as California. This increases the amount of time to transport the tests and creating a potential backlog for testing at the laboratories. Test results take 24-48 hours to be completed.
Once a diagnosis - either negative or positive - the health department in the patient’s residing county is notified of the result, as well as their doctors.
It is possible by the time a test result comes back to local officials, like from California, a patient is already recovering or not showing symptoms anymore.
The Brazil Times will update this story when official information is provided.
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Details are limited at this time, but the Clay County Health Department has confirmed a second diagnosed case of COVID-19. No additional information is available due to privacy laws (HIPPA).
The first positive case was announced Saturday, March 28. Due to many facilities requesting the tests for symptomatic patients (many of which are still being processing), the exact number of Clay County residents tested has not been confirmed at this time.
Officials at that time said the numbers are going to continue to rise as more test results come back across the board. As different health facilities are doing testing, the tests are being sent out to various laboratories, and many are not local. Some tests have been sent as far away as California. This increases the amount of time to transport the tests as the laboratories create a backlog for testing. The results are taking 24-48 hours to be completed.
Once a diagnosis - either negative or positive - the health department in the patient's residing county is notified of the result, as well as their doctors.
It is possible by the time a test result comes back to officials, like from California, a patient is already recovering or not showing symptoms anymore.
The Brazil Times will update this story when official information is provided.