Jamestown  (CSi)  Central Valley Health District,  hosted the  Stutsman County  COVID-19 Response news briefing on Friday April 24 at 2:30pm.

The meeting airs live with replays on CSi TV 10 -The Replay Channel & CSi 67.   To view the briefing online, view it here at CSiNewsNOW.com or go to the CSi LiveStream at Facebook.

Presenters will include:  Central Valley Health District, Jamestown Regional Medical Center, and Sanford Health in Jamestown.

 

Central Valley Health District, Administrator, Robin Iszler said, as of Friday Stutsman County had three positive tests, (ss of Sunday, April 26, there have been four positive cases of COVID-19 in Stutsman County and she anticipates more positives will be forthcoming.

She reminded everybody to continue to practice safe measures such has social distancing frequent hand washing with soap and water, don’t touch your face or nose, and wear masks in public.

She said there are no planned driving testing events in Stutsman County.

She added that mail including packages is safe to handle, use a sanitary wipe if you feel more comfortable.

North Dakota State Health Department’s Jennifer Schmitz said a person testing positive will be called and asked a series of questions to trace their pervious whereabouts, and close contacts when they were contagious, and offer support and check on their health status.  A close contact is being with 12 feet of a COVID-19 positive person, for 15 continuous minutes. Isolation will be discussed and the period of time.  Those violating isolation, or quarantine orders are subject to penalty of law including fines, and possible jail time.

JRMC President, Mike Delfs said, they have performed 93 tests for  COVID-19 as of Friday afternoon. Those showing symptoms of the virus are tested, based on CDC guidelines.  ER tests are sent to the North Dakota state lab, with results within 48 hours.  He said JRMC is seeing post-surgical patients.  Urgent and emergency surgeries are still being performed.

He thanked the community for donated face masks, and observing social distancing.

Sanford Health:   Dr.Sarah Schatz said currently Sanford is testing for COVID-19 with individuals who show symptoms.  If a person is sick stay home, and visit the NDDoH website for more information.   If an individual has symptoms they want to be seen for, over the weekend, to call the JRMC Emergency Department, ahead of time, so the staff can prepare.

Test results are typically available in about 24-48 hours, and are sent to Sanford in Sioux Falls, SD.  Positives will be called, otherwise see results on the Sanford  “My Chart.”

Sanford in Jamestown has, as of Friday, made about 250 COVID-19 tests, averaging about  10-20 per day.

The meeting airs live with replays on CSi TV 10 -The Replay Channel & CSi 67.   To view the briefing online, view it here at CSiNewsNOW.com or go to the CSi LiveStream at Facebook.