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Powers explains contact tracing decision

Door County Public Health Director Sue Powers hopes the entire community can work together when it comes to protecting each other from COVID-19. Powers joined Door County Medical Center Chief Medical Officer Dr. Jim Heise shortly after the department announced it would no longer be calling those individuals who are close contacts to a positive case. Powers said many of the positive cases came from large gatherings, places of work, and schools. The county has reached out to the state contact tracing team for assistance to reach out to people with positive test results, but they are also behind in their work as well. The department is instead asking for those testing positive to reach out to their close contacts and have already enlisted the help of the schools to do the same for students. Powers says it will eliminate some time that could be spent on other issues.

Heise shared some of the trends they have noticed at the hospital regarding COVID-19, which includes three people being hospitalized for their symptoms over the weekend after months of not having one. The largest percentage of COVID-positive patients is between the ages of 31-59, followed by those 60 years of age and older. The full video is below.

 

 

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