A public health emergency Stay at Home order was enacted on Monday morning by the Harrison County Health Department. The order was issued the day after Harrison County experienced its first confirmed positive case of COVID-19. The order requires that all persons, to the maximum extent possible, shelter in place by remaining in their respective residences or regular places of abode, avoiding contact with people with whom they do not reside, and avoiding public places except as necessary to obtain food, supplies and medical treatment. The order was signed on March 30 by Courtney Cross, administrator of the Harrison County Health Department.