Community Corner
14 Coronavirus Cases Confirmed In Appleton
There are currently seven residents in isolation, six who had COVID-19 who have been released from isolation.
April 23, 2020
The Appleton Health Department received notice Thursday of two additional residents who tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 14. There are currently seven residents in isolation, six who had COVID-19 who have been released from isolation and one who has passed away from the virus.
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Both residents live in the Outagamie County portion of the city and both residents are in isolation. The cases were acquired through contact with a person confirmed to have COVID-19.
Our health department is conducting contact investigations to identify and follow-up with any people who had close contact with the ill individuals. Close contacts will be educated about self-monitoring their health status by our 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.
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While the number of positive cases continue to rise, we can assume there are still more cases in Appleton which have not been confirmed. We ask everyone to continue to follow the Safer at Home emergency order. Following guidelines from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services and CDC will help slow the spread of the virus.
This press release was produced by the City of Appleton. The views expressed here are the author’s own.