New COVID-19 patient associated with JCCC

A Johnson County, Kansas woman in her 50s has tested presumptive positive for COVID-19, the Johnson County Department of Health and Environment said Saturday.

NUMBER OF CASES INKANSAS.WE DO KNOW THERE ISA PERSON IN JOHNSONCOUNTY WITH APRESUMPTIVE POSITIVECASE THAT IS COMMUNITYSPREAD.THAT MEANS THE PERSONCONTRACTED THE VIRUSHERE, AND NOT WHILETRAVELING.THIS PATIENT ISASSOCIATED WITHJOHNSON COUNTYCOMMUNITY COLLEGE.THAT'S WHERE WE FIND 41ACTION NEWS REPORTERNICK STARLING.NICK, WHAT DO WE KNOWABOUT THIS PERSON?GABRIELLA"WHAT WE KNOW SO FARFROM HEALTH OFFICIALS ISTHIS WOMAN IS IN HER 50SAND IS ASSOCIATED WITHTHE JOHNSON COUNTYCOMMUNITY COLLEGE.SHE IS IN THEHOSPITAL"AND DOINGWELL.HER FAMILY IS ALSOQUARANTINED.THE JOHNSON COUNTYDEPARTMENT OF HEALTHAND ENVIRONMENT SAYSTHE WOMAN"SRESULTS CAME INYESTERDAY ANDACCORDING TOTHEM"THE WOMANNEVER TRAVELED OUTSIDEOUR REGION.WE DON"T EXACTLYKNOW HER CONNECTIONWITH THE JCCC, EXCEPTSHE WASHERE"WHETHER SHEWAS ON THE STAFF OR ASTUDENT.THE CAMPUS HAS BEENSHUT DOWN SINCEWEDNESDAY ALREADY ASA PRECAUTION.RIGHT NOW DISEASEINVESTIGATORS ARETRACKING THISWOMAN"S RECENTHISTORY TO SEE WHOELSE MAY HAVE BEENEXPOSED TO THEVIRUS"ESPECIALLY IN APLACE WHERETHOUSANDS ATTEND THISCOLLEGE.Mary Beverly- Interim Directorof theJohnson Co.

Department of Healthand Environment"Certainly that is always aworry, butwith the contact investigationandcalling individuals that arewith closecontact with this individual, wewillknow more as we do that work,itsjust too preliminary to knowthat rignow."WE REACHED OUT TO THECOLLEGE AND THEY JUSTFOUND OUT ABOUT THISCASE THIS MORNING ANDWORKING WITH HEALTHOFFICIALS ON WHERE SHEWAS ON CAMPUS TODETERMINE THE SCOPE OFEXPOSURE.RIGHT NOW ONLYESSENTIAL PERSONNELARE ALLOWED INSIDECAMPUS BUILDINGS"BUTTHAT MAY CHANGE HERESHORTLY-BECAUSE OFTHIS CASE.THIS IS THE FIFTHCORONAVIRUS CASE INJOHNSON COUNTY"THEEIGHTH OVERALL IN THESTATE.REPORTING LIVENICK STARLING