COVID-19 reaches community spread

While surges of COVID-19 cases began in the north and south ends of Jefferson County, the virus is now about equally spread throughout, according to Public Health Department Supervisor Pam Hanna.

Contact tracing has allowed the Health Department to pinpoint where some of the cases originated, but in many instances, it is unknown, which indicates the virus has risen to the level of “community spread,” said Hanna at the Dec. 2 Health Board meeting.

Community spread means that public health officials are not able to clearly trace how and where an individual had become infected.