Marshall County Health Officer Dr. Byron Holm and Health Nurse Lisa Letsinger ask the residents of Marshall County to keep wearing masks, washing hands, and observing a social distance while out in the community.
Letsinger said Marshall County remains in a heightened community spread category when it comes to the Indiana Department of Health’s color-coded map.
“We are continuing, of course, to work with the schools with increased vigilance on social distancing, hand hygiene, masking, also looking at large events and making sure those are social distanced,” stated Letsinger. “If we would go to the orange level there would be other recommendations from the state that they would want us to consider.”
Dr. Holm said prevention is key.
“The best way to help the Health Department and yourself is to wash your hands, wear your mask and watch your social distance – keep it six feet apart – and brief times with people is better than a long, extended time,” said Dr. Holm.
Dr. Holm said the increase in cases in Marshall County has to do with large gatherings of people, such as funeral and weddings, where residents do not follow these particular guidelines.
Dr. Holm continued, “The mask is let down and the guard is let down. If one person is positive, pretty soon eight or ten people become positive out of that group. Again, this is one of the viruses that you can have a severe, deadly effect from, or you could be completely asymptomatic. You may have a little runny nose or sneeze a few times, but still be spreading the virus around.”
He urges residents to properly wear a mask where it covers the nose and mouth.
Of all of the cases in Marshall County, about 381 of those are active in the county.
An entire interview with Dr. Holm and Lisa Letsinger can be heard during the Maximum Impact Program on Sunday at noon on MAX 98.3 FM. They will also provide weekly live updates with Tony Ross on Thursday mornings on MAX 98.3 FM.
