05/13/2020
DISTRICT HEALTH DEPARTMENT NO. 2 DISTRICT HEALTH DEPARTMENT NO. 4
MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release Date: May 12, 2020 Media Contact DHD2: Tracey Wood Media Contact DHD4: Cathy Goike Phone: 989-343-1852 Phone: 989-358-7970
Possible COVID-19 Exposure Locations Announced District Health Department No. 2 (DHD2) and District Health Department No. 4 would like to alert the public of possible COVID-19 exposure locations. The only time DHD2 and DHD4 will alert the public to specific locations where an individual who has tested positive has been is when the contact-tracing team are unable to contact all of the individuals who may have been present (for example: larger facilities). This alert is intended to make the public aware of locations that may have allowed for low risk exposure, therefore making individual identification difficult. Individuals who were present at the listed locations, at the designated times, have the potential for exposure:
• Auto Value in Oscoda Township, MI: May 2, 2020 late afternoon • Walmart in Alpena, MI: May 4, 2020 8:00 pm – Close
Individuals should monitor for symptoms consistent with COVID-19. If they do not developed symptoms within the 14 days of these dates, there is nothing to be done. Those that develop symptoms within 14 days of these dates should contact their doctor and consider COVID-19 testing. While this news is unnerving for many individuals, it is why we continue to urge residents to stay home and stay safe and to: • only leave home for essential needs and as infrequently as possible • limit the number of individuals who leave your home (designate one person to get groceries, pick up medicine, etc.) • if you must go out, wear a mask, stay at least 6 feet away from others and avoid gatherings • when recreating outdoors, maintain social distancing, do not congregate • wash your hands frequently for at least 20 seconds • avoid touching your face • disinfect commonly touched surfaces • check on others – by calling loved ones and neighbors who are most at risk to see how they are doing and if they need help Denise Bryan, Health Officer at DHD2 and DHD4 states “We cannot over-emphasize the importance of continued compliance with the Stay Home, Stay Safe order. We want to stress that this is an order, not a suggestion, aimed at protecting the public’s health. The rise in cases and ongoing community spread in our area serve to remind us how imperative it is that we follow this order. Essential businesses should be screening their employees, providing homemade face coverings, and implementing social distancing measures.”
