Wood County health officers are adding locations and dates to a list of places in Wood County where people who were infected with COVID-19 visited and could have spread the disease.
On Thursday evening, health officials said a person who tested positive for COVID-19 had visited 4 Stools bar in Wisconsin Rapids from 3 p.m. to 2 a.m. July 21. Another person who tested positive for COVID-19 had visited Whisky Rapids bar in Wisconsin Rapids between 11:30 p.m. and 1:30 a.m. July 25 and 26.
Health officials said Wood County is seeing community spread of the coronavirus and, as of Thursday evening, had just seen its largest increase of positive cases. There are 57 active cases in the county and 210 total positive cases have been identified.
Health officials in Wood County are encouraging people to use face coverings in compliance with Gov. Tony Evers' mandate for people in the state to wear masks when indoors, excluding private residences.
“We are in a battle against this virus, not each other,” Wood County Health Department staff wrote in a news release. “It is on all of us to ensure these efforts are successful.”
The department recommends people also continue physical distancing and washing their hands often.
“We don’t think twice about lending a hand to a neighbor in need,” said Sue Kunferman, the director of the Wood County Health Department. “Wearing a mask and practicing physical distancing is just another way we take care of each other and take responsibility for the health of our community. It is an acknowledgement that we’re at our best when everyone chips in to do their part.”
The two locations where people may have been exposed to COVID-19 add to existing locations the county released earlier this week.
On Wednesday, health officials said people may have been exposed at:
- 4 Stools bar in Wisconsin Rapids from 3 to 9 p.m. July 21 and from 8 p.m. July 22 to 2 a.m. July 23
- Perkins restaurant in Wisconsin Rapids from 4 p.m. to midnight July 20
- St. John’s Lutheran Church, the cemetery and Riverside Park in Pittsville from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 25
Last weekend, health officials said people could have been exposed at:
- Hollyrocks bar in Wisconsin Rapids from 3 to 9:45 p.m. July 21; from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. July 22; and from 5:30 to 10 p.m. July 23
- Jennings & Co., a restaurant and bar in Wisconsin Rapids, on July 18
- Perkins from 4 p.m. to midnight July 21 and 4 to 8 p.m. July 23
- The Wisconsin Rapids Aquatics Center from 1 to 6:30 p.m. July 21 and 22
- The Wisconsin Rapids Skate Park from 6:30 to 8 p.m. July 21 and 22
Anyone who was possibly exposed at one of those locations should monitor themselves for symptoms for two weeks, health officials said. Symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, sore throat, headache, fatigue, body and muscle aches, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, loss of smell and loss of taste. Anyone who develops symptoms should contact a health care provider for testing.
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