The Howell County Health Department reports that two additional cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Howell County. The inclusion of these two cases brings the year-to-date total of positive cases of COVID-19 up to 55. The number of known active cases in the county currently stands at 7.
Case number 54 is a household contact to a recently identified case in Caulfield and is isolating at home under public health guidance. This infection is believed to be the result of recent out of state travel. The contact tracing on the case indicates that there are no exposures to the general public to report.
Case number 55 resides in the West Plains area. The patient has been hospitalized with respiratory issues. Their infection is believed to be the result of out of state travel. The investigation is ongoing; contacts to the case are being notified.
