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When the Indiana Department of Health announced the updated statewide COVID-19 stats on Monday, September 14, the data showed Greene County reporting an increase of seven confirmed cases over the previous day for a total of 400 confirmed cases and 35 deaths reported to the state, and a total of 7,150 tests given to 5,395 individuals.
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Read MoreAround 10:30 this morning, Monday, August 31, Shari Lewis, the Health Administrator at the Greene County Health Department, issued a COVID-19 Alert for residents in the Jasonville area where there’s been an increase in the number of cases reported in the last couple of weeks. Advisory below:
The following advisory is issued to Jasonville and Linton area residents:
The Greene County Health Department has surveilled an increase in the number of positive COVID-19 cases in the last two weeks specific to the Jasonville and Linton areas (42%-Jasonville and 34%-Linton of the cases reported in the last two weeks). Due to the uptick in cases, residents of these communities are urged to proceed with diligence and are cautioned to adhere to the following recommendations.
Seniors and individuals of any age with serious chronic medical conditions, who are at increased risk for severe disease should avoid nonessential travel.
All should avoid contact with sick individuals and wash their hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not readily available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol.
All should avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth; and, wear a mask in public.
If you are sick, stay at home. Work with family and friends to have food, hygiene and medical supplies delivered until you are well.
If everyone adheres to the recommendations listed above, we can effectively reduce the spread of the virus. The Greene County Health Department will continue to issue area alerts and will notify the public when the spread has been successfully reduced in your local area.
A free COVID-19 testing site is located at the Fairplay-Grant Fire Department, 206 Charlotte, Switz City, IN. The test site is open to individuals with or without COVID-19 symptoms starting at age 1 year and older. Register in advance at https://lhi.care/covidtesting or by calling 1-888-634-1116. Walk-ins are welcome.
Alerts and statistics are posted via the Greene County Health Department website’s COVID-19 page at www.co.greene.in.us/health
Be Well, Stay Safe!
COVID-19 Alert issued for Greene County late Monday night by the Greene County Heath Department:
Greene County continues to see COVID-19 spread throughout the community with 63 cases during the week of Monday, August 17th through Sunday, August 23rd.
We've had cases where individuals have gone to work, to church, and to school sick inadvertently spreading the virus—not realizing that their symptoms were indeed COVID-19 related. These actions have resulted in community spread and hundreds of people have been identified as close contacts. If you are sick, please stay at home.
Do you know the symptoms of COVID-19?
Fever or chills
Cough
Congestion or runny nose
Sore throat
Muscle or body aches
Headache
New loss of taste or smell
Diarrhea
Shortness of breath/difficulty breathing
Nausea or vomiting
Fatigue
These symptoms range from mild to severe and may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus.
The health department would like to reiterate the Indiana State Department of Health’s message on “emphasizing how important it is for people to complete their quarantine or isolation and to avoid going to work, to school, to extracurricular activities or to places if they have symptoms and are waiting test results or if they are a close contact of someone else who tested positive.”
Read MoreWhen the Indiana Department of Health announced the updated statewide COVID-19 stats on Friday, August 21, the data showed Greene County reporting another increase of 16 confirmed cases over the previous day for a total of 317 confirmed cases and 35 deaths reported to the state, and a total of 4,118 tested. On Wednesday, stats showed Greene County was reporting 16 new cases since Tuesday and on Thursday, 10 new cases since Wednesday. These numbers represent an uptick in Greene County after a period of only 0-4 cases per day in past weeks.
Read MoreGreene County Health Administrator Shari Lewis of the Greene County Department of Health issued a COVID-19 Area Alert very early Thursday morning, August 20. The alert includes notification of a confirmed case of COVID-19 at Greene County Health, a clinic in Linton that will be closed until September 2. The health department alert includes info on testing sites and the basics of contact tracing.
Read MoreWhen the Indiana Department of Health announced the updated statewide COVID-19 stats on Wednesday, August 19, the data showed Greene County reporting an increase of 16 confirmed cases over the previous day for a total of 291 confirmed cases and 35 deaths reported to the state, and a total of 3,987 tested. When the stats were last posted on GreeneStreets 15 days ago on August 4, the total confirmed cases for Greene County was 240 with 34 confirmed deaths. This represents 51 new cases in the last 15 days and one new death.
Read MoreAn alert has been issued by Health Administrator Shari Lewis of the Greene County Health Department:
Goose Pond Pizza located 1983 IN-54 E, Linton, Indiana, has learned of an exposure to COVID-19. As a result of this exposure, the Greene County Health Department recommends customers who dined at this establishment between Wednesday, August 5th through Friday, August 7th get tested for novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Read MoreThe Worthington Lions Club, sponsors of the annual Around-The Town Yard Sale event over Labor Day Weekend in Worthington, announced today they made the decision to forego sponsoring the event this year.
The Lions Club’s announcement:
After much consideration and investigation of options, the Worthington Lions Club made the difficult decision to forego sponsoring the annual Town Yard Sales in 2020.
Indiana is in Stage 4.5 of reopening, with specific requirements for special community events drawing more than 250 people (which the Yard Sales clearly do). We investigated ways to support the event in a safe, responsible manner. Unfortunately, it’s not possible for the Club to meet the published standards and requirements for a safe and healthy event in Stage 4.5. Unfortunately, this means the Lions Club will not complete its normal support, which includes advertising in media, providing porta-potties around Town, compiling a map of locations, or serving our very popular breakfast.
We wish everyone a safe, healthy, and enjoyable Labor Day weekend. We pray that the conditions allow for us to have our Second Annual Christmas celebration this December, and the Club plans to make the 2021 Worthington Yard Sales even better.
Read MoreThe Linton Police Department, organizers of the annual county-wide National Night Out for Greene County event held in Linton, announced today that the NNA event has been cancelled for this year.
According to their announcement, the decision weighed heavily on the hearts of all the planners who made the decision based on the inability to ensure the safety of the youth of our community who attend the event.
The annual event, always held in August, attracts children, parents and citizens from across the county and law enforcement and social service agencies throughout the county participate.
The LPD said they have already started planning the next NNO event for Aug 3, 2021.
Read MoreWhen the Indiana Department of Health announced the updated statewide COVID-19 stats on Tuesday, August 4, the data showed Greene County with a total of 240 confirmed cases and 34 deaths reported to the state, with a total of 3,370 tested. The total confirmed cases for Greene County was 225 last Tuesday, July 28. It was 233 last Friday, August 31. This represents 15 new cases in the last seven days, and seven of these since last Friday, August 1. Deaths in Greene County have remained steady at 34.
Read MoreWhen the Indiana Department of Health announced the updated statewide COVID-19 stats on Friday, July 31, the data showed Greene County with a total of 233 confirmed cases and 34 deaths reported to the state, with a total of 3,229 tested. Since last Sunday, these numbers indicate Greene County has had an increase of 11 confirmed cases and an additional 237 tested so far this week, since data was released on Sunday. The number of deaths has remained steady at 34 since Sunday.
Read MoreWhen the Indiana Department of Health announced the updated statewide COVID-19 stats on Tuesday, July 28, the data showed Greene County with a total of 225 confirmed cases and 34 deaths reported to the state, with a total of 3,050 tested and a positivity rate of 7.4 percent. Since Sunday’s stats were last posted on GreeneStreets, Greene County shows an increase of 3 confirmed cases, since Sunday.
Read MoreThe Greene County Health Department has issued an alert regarding a restaurant that has closed due to COVID-19, and issued an update to the recent alert for residents of Bloomfield and Solsberry areas:
The Grill located at 60 A St. NE, Linton, IN, has learned of an exposure to COVID-19. As a result of this exposure, the Greene County Health Department recommends customers who dined at this establishment between Wednesday, July 22 through Friday, July 24 get tested for novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
A free COVID-19 testing site is located at the Fairplay-Grant Fire Department, 206 Charlotte, Switz City, IN. The test site is open to individuals with or without COVID-19 symptoms starting at age one year and older. Register in advance at https://lhi.care/covidtesting or by calling 1-888-634-1116. Walk-ins are welcome.
The Grill is voluntarily closed and will reopen August 14, 2020 after cleaning and disinfecting.
Bloomfield and Solsberry resident adviser update:
The number of COVID-19 cases in Greene County increased by 16 during the week of Monday, July 20 through Sunday, July 26; however, the number of Bloomfield cases reported decreased. Solsberry residents are urged to continue proceeding with diligence and are cautioned to adhere to the following recommendations:
Seniors and individuals of any age with serious chronic medical conditions, who are at increased risk for severe disease should avoid nonessential travel.
All should avoid contact with sick individuals and wash their hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not readily available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol.
All should avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth; and, all shall wear a mask in public.
If you are sick, stay at home. Work with family and friends to have food, hygiene and medical supplies delivered until you are well.
If all residents of Greene County adhere to the actions above, we can effectively reduce the spread of the virus. The Greene County Health Department will continue to issue area alerts and will notify the public when the spread has been successfully reduced in your local area.
Alerts are posted via the Greene County Health Department’s website at www.co.greene.in.us/health
Be Well, Stay Safe!
Read MoreWhen the Indiana Department of Health announced the updated statewide COVID-19 stats on Sunday, July 26, the data showed Greene County with a total of 222 confirmed cases and 34 deaths reported to the state, with a total of 2,992 tested and a positivity rate of 7.4 percent. Since stats were last posted on GreeneStreets one week ago, Greene County shows an increase of 15 confirmed cases, one more death and 421 more tested in the past week.
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