BELL COUNTY, Texas — The Bell County Public Health District identified a third positive case of coronavirus. The case is awaiting confirmation from the CDC, according to the Bell County Public Health District.
The individual is a 70 to 80-year-old Temple man with a recent travel history to South Africa. Bell County Public Health initiated a self-isolation protocol.
The health district said Bell County remains in stage two of the Bell County COVID-19 Actin Plan (listed below).
Bell County COVID-19 Action Plan Stage 1 (no confirmed cases of COVID-19)
- Stay home if you are sick
- Avoid contact with persons who are sick
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unclean hands
- Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue and throw the tissue away
- Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces with a disinfectant
- Don’t travel to areas with active community spread of COVID-19
- Wash your hands with soap and water regularly and use hand sanitizers with at least 60% of alcohol content when soap and water are not available
Stage 2 (a confirmed case of COVID-19)
- All of Stage 1 measures
- Actively practice ‘social distancing’ … whenever possible maintain 6 feet distance from other persons
- Avoid physical contact with other persons in social and workplace settings
- Recommend all gatherings of 50 or more persons be canceled or postponed
Stage 3 (community spread of COVID-19)
- All Stage 1 & Stage 2 measures
- Bell County &/or BCPHD may issue orders restricting and/or prohibiting mass gatherings and/or movement of people
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