CORONAVIRUS EXPOSURE

YPSILANTI, Mich. – The Washtenaw County Health Department has listed a local fraternal organization as a potential coronavirus exposure site after a number of individuals who attended recent events tested positive for the virus. Anyone who visited the Ypsilanti Fraternal Order of Eagles #2250 between October 31 and November 10 should self-monitor for COVID-19 symptoms, which can develop up to 14 days after exposure to the virus. Individuals who exhibit symptoms should get tested for COVID-19 and self-quarantine while awaiting results to prevent the spread of the virus. How easily the virus spreadsHow easily a virus spreads from person-to-person can vary. Some viruses are highly contagious (spread easily), like measles, while other viruses do not spread as easily.

FENTON, Mich. – The Genesee County Health Department has identified a funeral home as a potential coronavirus exposure site. Officials said Friday that one confirmed case of COVID-19 has been linked to a visitation and funeral service at the Sharp Funeral Home in Fenton on October 30. Individuals who attended the visitation or funeral service are encouraged to self-monitor for COVID-19 symptoms. How easily the virus spreadsHow easily a virus spreads from person-to-person can vary. Some viruses are highly contagious (spread easily), like measles, while other viruses do not spread as easily.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Health officials have linked 13 positive COVID-19 cases to a popular bar and a restaurant near the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor. Officials said anyone who visited the Brown Jug on South University Avenue from Oct. 1 through Oct. 3 or on Oct. 6 should monitor for COVID-19 symptoms. RELATED: Washtenaw County Health Department issues public health emergency ordersAnyone who visited Chapala Mexican Restaurant at 211 North Main Street on Oct. 1 might also have been exposed, according to the Washtenaw County Health Department. Health officials have linked 13 positive cases to the two establishments. “In most situations, we can contact individuals exposed to COVID-19 directly,” Washtenaw County health officer Jimena Loveluck said.

DEARBORN, Mich. The Dearborn High School football team has canceled this weeks conditioning after players might have been exposed to the coronavirus (COVID-19), the school announced. Those players had been regularly participating in football workouts, officials said. Both football players self-reported their possible exposure, the school announced. The school plans to resume football conditioning Monday (July 20) as long as negative COVID-19 test results come back for both of the athletes who might have been exposed. We appreciate the continued cooperation of all our parents and student-athletes in this new normal that we are now all a part of, Jeff Conway, the CAA athletic director at Dearborn High School, said in a statement.

Officials from the Washtenaw County Health Department said the majority of the 43 new cases are in people ages 15-25. They are connected to a large house party that was held July 2-July 3 in the Saline area, officials said. We need people of all ages, including young people, to take COVID-19 seriously and follow public health guidelines and instructions, Loveluck said. We have the opportunity to work together and with our local health department to contain this as quickly as possible. If close, personal contacts are identified at these or other locations and the individuals cannot be contacted directly, the health department will name the locations.

Officials from the Washtenaw County Health Department said the majority of the 43 new cases are in people ages 15-25. They are connected to a large house party that was held July 2-July 3 in the Saline area, officials said. We need people of all ages, including young people, to take COVID-19 seriously and follow public health guidelines and instructions, Loveluck said. We have the opportunity to work together and with our local health department to contain this as quickly as possible. If close, personal contacts are identified at these or other locations and the individuals cannot be contacted directly, the health department will name the locations.