The 14-day positivity rate for Covid-19 testing among Greene County residents is 10.3 percent as of Tuesday morning, Dec. 8, reported Greene County director of public health Becky Wolf. The last time the rate was that low was Nov. 3.
The total number of cases in the county is 577. Of those, 225 are active cases and 352 persons are considered “recovered.” There have been 69 new cases in the past 14 days, 28 in the past seven days, and six in the past three days and four new cases in the past 24 hours.
Thirty percent of the total patients had no pre-existing health condition and 51 percent had no Covid symptoms.
Breakdown for age groups for Greene County positive cases is as follows:
- 0-18 years: 15 percent
- 19-39 years: 27 percent
- 40-59 years: 32 percent
- 60-74 years: 21 percent
- 80 and older: 6 percent
Positive cases by zip code are:
- Jefferson: 322
- Scranton: 76
- Churdan: 40
- Grand Junction: 42
- Rippey: 24
- Paton: 28
- Dana: 1
- Coon Rapids: 5
- Bagley: 6
- Jamaica: 5
- Perry: 3
- Lake City: 1
- Gowrie: 2
The Centers for Disease Control issued new recommendations last week for the length of quarantine. Based on local availability of Covid testing, people without symptoms who have been exposed to the virus can end their quarantine:
- After Day 10 without testing and if no symptoms have been reported during daily monitoring.
- On Day 7 after receiving a negative test result AND if no symptoms were reported during daily monitoring. The specimen may be collected and tested within 48 hours before the time of planned quarantine discontinuation, but quarantine cannot be discontinued earlier than after Day 7.
After stopping quarantine, people should:
- Watch for symptoms until 14 days after exposure.
- Immediately self-isolate and contact their local public health authority or healthcare provider if they develop symptoms.
- Wear a mask, stay at least 6 feet from others, wash their hands, avoid crowds, and take other steps to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
CDC continues to endorse quarantine for 14 days and recognizes that any quarantine shorter than 14 days balances reduced burden against a small possibility of spreading the virus.
