Harrison County Health Department Provides COVID-19 Update
By Connect-Bridgeport Staff on March 25, 2020
FROM HARRISON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
330 W. Main Street Clarksburg, WV 26303
Phone:304-623-9308
Fax: 304-623-9364 http://hchealthdepartment.org/
Confirmed COVID-19 Cases
U.S. 55,225
West Virginia 39
Harrison County 3
Total Deaths
U.S. 802
West Virginia 0
Harrison County 0
Harrison County has COVID-19 in the community. People shouldn’t panic. Instead, they should take common sense measures that will keep them and their community safe. HCHD also wants to make it clear that anyone who is waiting for COVID-19 test results should remain self-quarantined to protect their family members and working partners.
Everyone who can work from home should take advantage of this opportunity, only making trips outside for essential errands. Other measures that individuals include:
- Stay at home
- Keep a safe distance (at least 6 feet)
- Wash hands often
- Cover coughs and sneezes
- Don’t touch your eyes, nose or mouth
We must listen to our President, Governor and health officials and help reduce the spread of this virus. If you are a close contact of someone with COVID-19 or have recently traveled to a community where there is ongoing spread of COVID-19 and develop symptoms of COVID-19, call your healthcare provider and tell them about your symptoms and your exposure. They will decide whether you need to be tested.
Currently, there is no treatment for COVID-19 and people who are mildly ill may be able to isolate and care for themselves at home. Testing can be obtained locally by calling your private provider and they can send an order for lab testing. Please call this number, 304-598-6000 option 4, BEFORE going to the hospital for testing.
If you do not have a medical provider, please call 304-598-6000 option 4 to speak to a nurse. They will tell you when and if you need be tested. Please help us keep our doctor offices and hospitals safe. The symptom of COVID-19 which may appear 2-14 days after exposure are:
- Fever
- Cough
- Shortness of breath
Individuals currently prioritized for testing by the West Virginia Office of Laboratory Services include: Patients involved in an illness cluster or in a congregate setting. All suspected and confirmed outbreaks are immediately reportable to the local health department OR Close contacts of laboratory-confirmed cases.
Other priority groups that will be considered for testing in urgent situations to protect the health and safety of others include:
- Individuals with fever and/or signs of lower respiratory illness (e.g., cough or shortness of breath) who do not have another identified cause for their illness in any of the following groups:
- Healthcare workers
- Patients in public safety occupations (law enforcement, firefighter, EMS, etc.),
- Hospitalized
- Persons otherwise at highest risk of poor health outcomes (includes any of the following).
- Persons over the age of 60
- Persons with serious underlying medical conditions* or who are immunocompromised
- Pregnant
