Several COVID-19 cases linked to marriage, reception in Barton County

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – The Barton County Department of Health said on Friday it had identified several positive cases of COVID-19 involving people attending a wedding at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Olmitz and the wedding reception at the Great Bend Convention Center on Saturday, August 8th.

People attending the wedding or reception may be exposed to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), according to the Department of Health.

The health department said anyone who was at one of the locations on Saturday during the wedding and reception should check themselves for symptoms of COVID-19 for 14 days.

Symptoms include fever, cough, chills, muscle aches, sore throat, new loss of taste such as smoking, fatigue, diarrhea, and / or shortness of breath / difficulty breathing. If symptoms develop, stay home and contact your healthcare provider for testing advice. Call 911 in an emergency and notify first responders that you were potentially exposed to COVID-19 and, if possible, wear a box mask before arriving.

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