A Harrison County resident has tested presumptive positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), according to an announcement Sunday afternoon by Tina Gillespie, CEO of the Harrison County Community Hospital and Courtney Cross, administrator of the Harrison County Health Department. The individual is recovering at home with mild illness at this time and under voluntary self-isolation.
The individual is a female between 40-49 years of age and a resident of Harrison County. Cross said her department is working quickly to identify and respond to anyone who may need to self-isolate due to close contact with the individual. “It is very important that anyone identified as a close contact of this patient follow necessary precautions to limit potential spread of infection,” the announcement stated. “If you are not contacted by a county or state health official, then you did not come in contact with this person and you are not at increased risk for this virus.”