Amador County, CA…On Monday, June 15, 2020, Amador County Public Health reported one additional confirmed case of COVID-19 in Amador County. The new case is an adult male in his 40s who is a resident of Jackson and currently hospitalized.

Amador County Public Health staff is investigating the new case to determine any possible persons who may have been in close personal contact with the positive individual. Close contacts are being contacted by the Public Health to be assessed and monitored.

Amador community members and workers should continue to take simple steps to reduce the
spread of respiratory illnesses including COVID-19:
 Stay home if you are sick.
 Regularly clean high-touch surfaces.
 Limit the number of others you interact with outside your household.
 When you go out practice social distancing, wear a face covering, and wash your hands
as soon as possible afterward.
 Persons over age 65 and those with chronic health conditions that put them at higher risk
for severe COVID-19 should continue to stay home as much as possible.

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