More COVID-19 cases have nurses working the phone

By Diana McFarland Editor

July 21, 2020

Nurses with the Jefferson County Public Health Department are being stretched thin as cases began to increase here over the past two weeks.

At one point last week, there were 14 active cases of COVID-19 in the county at one time.

The health department has hired one temporary nurse to assist with contact tracing, according to Jefferson County Health Officer Joan VanDuynhoven.

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