Marshall County Health Officer Dr. Byron Holm encourages all to adhere to safety guidelines when it comes to COVID-19 by washing hands often, wearing a mask in public spaces and be socially distant with others.
He provided some information on how COVID-19 is affecting the state’s hospitals. For every positive COVID test, 17 percent of those will end up in the hospital one or more days, with the longest stay over a month.
Dr. Holm stated, “If we’re tying up hospital resources with the COVID patients, then we don’t have room a lot of times for the trauma victims, for the people who have surgeries, for the people who have emergency surgeries, heart attacks, strokes, bypass surgeries – all of these become emergent, but they can’t always be done and have to be put on hold.”
He is pleading with people to protect yourself and others.
“It’s a personal responsibility to mask up, wash your hands, and separate yourself. It’s not a fun time. It blocks relationships. It’s not fair. At the present time, it’s the only treatment plan we have in prevention. The important part is for everybody to take personal responsibility and help everybody,” commented Dr. Holm.
More information from Marshall County Public Health Officer Dr. Byron Holm and Health Nurse Lisa Letsinger will air Sunday at noon during the Maximum Impact program on MAX 98.3 FM.
