HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Reno County has announced the COVID-19 case count is up to 36.
The latest case is a male in his thirties. His exposure source is unknown. He is in home isolation per guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. We cannot currently release any further information as case contact investigation is underway.
Eight previously confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Reno County have completed recovery and are nonsymptomatic per disease investigation guidelines from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.
Our Health Department has a self-reporting form hosted on its COVID-19 Information Center (https://www.renogov.org/741/COVID-19). We encourage residents to self-report their symptomology through the self-report form to better assist in tracking case contact and spread within the county.
This form is designed to both capture responses from those who have already been experiencing symptoms prior to today as well as those residents who begin to showcase symptoms in the coming weeks and months.
Remember the State of Kansas is under a Statewide Stay Home Order. This means all citizens are directed to stay in their homes unless performing an essential activity as described in Executive Order No. 20-16 signed by the Governor of Kansas.
We continue to highly encourage Reno County residents to be dependent on health authorities to provide the most accurate information on COVID-19.
Please practice good hygiene with frequent hand washing, proper respiratory etiquette such as coughing and sneezing into your elbow bend, limit handshakes and physical contact. Stay home if you are feeling ill and call your primary care physician to discuss your symptoms.