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Madison County health director: 411 cases, long-term care clusters and strained staff underscore caution on reopening
Summary
Health Department Director Toni Corona told the Madison County Board of Health May 8 that the county had 411 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 30 deaths (about 80% tied to long-term care facilities), that the department is a 37-person staff managing contact tracing and monitoring over 600 contacts, and that evaluating reopening plans would add substantial work.
Madison County Health Department Director Toni Corona told the County Board of Health on May 8 that the county was still seeing active COVID-19 cases, that most deaths reported to date were tied to long-term care facilities, and that the department is operating with limited staff while handling testing and contact-tracing responsibilities.
At the telephonic special session, Corona said the department was reporting 411 confirmed cases in Madison County residents and 30 deaths; about 80% of those deaths were…
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