Harrison officials report on virus cases
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CADIZ -- Half of Harrison County's positive coronavirus cases have now recovered from the virus, officials said Wednesday.
County Health Department Administrator Garen Rhome gave an update on the virus to the Harrison County commissioners during Wednesday's meeting. Out of the county's eight confirmed cases, four individuals have now recovered from the virus and more are expected to follow suit by the end of the week, he said.
The department announced its eighth positive case Wednesday afternoon, an individual in their 30s who is self-isolating at home.
One of the county's eight positive cases has been hospitalized due to complications pertaining to the virus, he said. That individual remains hospitalized, he said.
Commissioner Don Bethel asked Rhome if a person who has tested positive would have to receive a second test to be confirmed negative and marked as recovered.
The majority of individuals who test positive can be removed from isolation without a negative test result, Rhome said.
"Generally speaking, you can be taken off of isolation without a test. The criteria that we talked about: being symptom-free so many days since the onset of symptoms and no fever as well," he said.
Rhome said that thanks to volunteers, the department has been able to provide cloth masks to those in need.
"We've had a really good response for volunteers that are producing cloth masks for us. I think we've been able to help everybody who's asked us (for a mask) so far," he said.
The county health department will continue to provide the masks to anyone in the county in need of one.
In other news, commissioners announced that the Harrison County Home will begin accepting bids for the initial phase of its wastewater treatment plant improvements project. The project includes improvements to the treatment plant and the installation of an effluent discharge line.
Hull & Associates LLC, an engineering firm hired by the county, said the project is estimated to cost $239,000.
Bids are due by 10 a.m. June 2 and can be submitted to the commissioners office at 100 W. Market St., Cadiz.