Buffalo County Public Health is following up on a possibility of community
spread of Coronavirus in that county.
Many Buffalo County Residents are getting tested outside of Buffalo County and when this happens, it takes time for those results to be passed on for further follow-up. At this time, they are looking for proactive information from the public.
If you are a resident of Buffalo County, WI, and know you have been in close contact with someone who has been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the past 14 days, or you have been diagnosed with COVID-19 by your medical provider and have not already been in contact with the Buffalo County Health Department, you are asked to do so.
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Close contact is defined by the CDC as:
(1) Being within approximately 6 feet of a confirmed COVID-19 case for a prolonged period of time; can occur while caring for, living with, driving or riding in a car with, working (ex. sharing restroom environment), or sharing a health care waiting area or room with a laboratory confirmed COVID-19 case.
(2) Having direct contact with infectious secretions of a COVID-19
case (ex. being coughed/sneezed on). Close contact and household contact are different and have different isolation guidelines.
Depending on the level of contact with an individual who tested positive for COVID-19, your risk could vary and County Health Officials can help you decide which course of action is best.
