Working COVID-19 cases time consuming

No one wants to get that phone call — the one that identifies a person as a close contact of a positive COVID-19 case, said Jefferson County Public Health Supervisor Pam Hanna. 

Since COVID-19 was first detected in Jefferson County in March, Hanna’s staff has made those calls to about 155 people considered close contacts of the now 42 cumulative positive cases — as of Monday, Aug. 31.

And of those 42 positive cases, most originated from outside Jefferson County, and that’s one reason why events are being canceled, said Hanna.