Shah said the case involves 16 cases involving wedding guests and their secondary and tertiary relationships, 46 inmates and 19 staff members at York County Jail and residents and staff at the Maplecrest Maplecrest Rehabilitation and Living Center in Madison, Madison.
According to Shah, eight inmates at York County Jail tested positive in the last 24 hours.
“Our level of concern remains high,” Shah said, “not just for prisons, but in all of York County, where half of his agency-reviewed outbreaks have occurred.” The situation in York County, Shah said, “is likely to spiral” and affect other areas if not included.
“An outbreak is not an island,” Shah said. “One outbreak can quickly lead to many more outbreaks. … All of this means that there is now strong evidence that the virus is with us, and in some parts of the state, such as York County, the disease has received a steady, widespread transmission. “
The Cavalry Baptist Church in Sanford, under review, has erupted in York County under review, Shah said. He said 10 Kovid-19 cases were linked to the church eruption. The pastor of the church, Todd Bell, conducted the wedding at Gust 7 Millioncat.
Asked on Thursday if the church spread was linked to previous marriages, Shah said, “not a direct link, although it is the focus of our investigation,” which continues through contact tracing.
Shah said his team was in regular contact with Bell and sent him a letter on Thursday outlining public health recommendations and “our expectations of compliance”. He said there has been “good contact” in the state with Bell, who said he was “responsive”.
However Shah insisted that the officers wanted to see not only “communication” but also “action” around compliance.
Belle delivered a vague sermon on Aug. a0, when the Maine CDC announced that it was investigating a coronavirus cluster among churchgoers a day later.
“I’ll let you know what all the churches in the world want to do,” Belle said during one of Sunday’s two Sunday services posted on YouTube. “They want us to stop, go home, and we can finally stop moving the gospel until people get used to it for so long.”
No one answered the phone at the number listed for Bell’s church on Thursday, and his website was not publicly accessible.
Earlier Thursday, York County manager Gregory T. Officials are appointing an outside investigator to review the prison outbreak, Zinser said.
The county plans to identify a third-party investigator soon who will investigate what went wrong. He said the “first indication” feature was that the rage of the brewer’s wedding spread in the prison.
Currently, infected prisoners are housed in a separate unit in the same cell, Zinser said.
“We understand that we are operating under some difficult circumstances,” Jinser said.
“I acknowledge that this is having an impact on our staffing.” “Nevertheless, with the protocol we have laid down … we are able to fulfill our duty to the facility man and the staff.”
Asked about the social distance and sick status of the inmates, Zinser said, “Right now it is going very well, even if it is an acceptable response here, despite the outbreak.”
He said that at present there are a total of 10 10 or 107 inmates in the jail, with a capacity of about 3 of 0. He said officers are aware of many minor infection officers reporting mild, flu-like symptoms, and some infected inmates have complained. Issues like sore throat, diarrhea, fever and cold.
During the subsequent briefing, Shah Maine urged the residents to cooperate with the contact person if they get a call from the disease trackers working to stop the spread of the infection. He insisted that the tracers would never ask about sensitive matters such as someone’s immigration status, finance or social security number, or that they would track cell phone location data.
“The main thing here is that Maine CDC’s contact tracers will never leave you, they will never disappoint you,” Shah said. “They will never be able to go for a walk, and they will leave you. Maine CDC’s contact tracers will never make you cry, they will never say goodbye, and they will never lie or hurt you. “
In a more serious vein, Shah Maine urged residents to exercise caution in the coming holiday weekend, while precautions such as covering the face and physical distance would be paramount.
“COVID-19 loves the holidays. It can be an unplanned look at any backyard gathering … that you might have planned this weekend. Shah said.
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