First Coronavirus Case In Greendale Reported

GREENDALE, WI- The Village of Greendale Health Department has received notification that an person living in Greendale has tested positive for the new coronavirus, COVID-19.

Greendale health officials said the person is isolating at home. The Greendale Health Department is conducting contact tracing and will be contacting all people who may have come in contact with this person. Close contacts will be monitored for signs and symptoms.

The State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has issued guidelines for ending isolation and quarantine for COVID-19 patients.

Milwaukee County has been deemed to have community spread. Community spread means people have been infected with the virus in an area, including some who are not sure how or where they became infected.

What Is COVID-19?

Health officials say COVID-19 is spread by respiratory droplets when an infected individual coughs or sneezes, or when people touch surfaces that have been contaminated by an infected person; the virus then enters their body through places like their eyes, nose or mouth.

“In order to save lives of those at risk for contracting COVID-19, stay home to keep each other safe
through self-quarantine” says Sue Shepeard, Greendale Health Officer.

Greendale Health Department recommends that people take action to minimize the spread of this illness.

• Postpone or cancel all travel
• Practice social distancing
• No more than 10 people together at one time
• Distance yourself six feet away from others
• Stay at home as much as possible
• Wash hands frequently with soap and water or hand sanitizer
• Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces
• Stay home when feeling sick
• If needing to seek non-emergent medical care, call health care provider prior to showing up, officials said.

If a person has symptoms like cough, fever over 100.4 degrees F, or other respiratory problems such as shortness of breath and/or have had close contact (under six feet distance for more than 10 minutes) with a person who has COVID-19, they are urged to call their health care provider. The provider will determine if that person should be tested.