Howell County Health Department reports that the number of cases of COVID-19 in the county has now increased to thirty-four.
Two of the new cases reside in the West Plains area, one resides in the Moody area, while the remaining one resides in the Peace Valley area.
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Contact tracing on the cases have identified that three of the four cases have been linked to previously identified cases within the county.
However, the thirty-fourth case is believed to have a travel related infection, the result of a recent trip out of state.
Each case is currently isolating and following public health guidance. Employers and significant contacts to the cases have been notified.
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