Eau Claire County has its first confirmed case of COVID-19 and officials are now working to trace contacts that the person may have had.
Here’s what we know. This was an individual who traveled outside of Wisconsin and likely had exposure in another state. The City County Health Department understands that they have remained at home self-quarantined since that travel and are working with the individual to identify anyone who may have had close contact with the person and quarantining those individuals for the next 14 days.
As of March 18th, there were 106 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin. Here is what it is helpful to know:
• As the Health Department learns of any individuals who have been in contact with a person who is sick with COVID-19, we are contacting those individuals to stay at home and monitor their health.
• When people have been in contact with someone who is sick with COVID-19, they are asked to stay at home for 2 weeks to monitor for symptoms. This is called quarantine. This does not mean that these people are ill. It helps to prevent the possibility of spread by limiting the number of people they are in contact with in case they get sick.
The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday said there are now 113 people in the state who are sick. DHS is quick to add that over 15-hundred people who have been tested for the virus have been confirmed to not be sick.
