San Andreas, CA…Calaveras Public Health confirmed the county’s ninth case of COVID-19. The case is an older adult female from Valley Springs. Testing occurred outside of the county, which revealed a positive test result for COVID-19. The resident has kept self-isolated at home. The source of exposure to COVID-19 is currently under investigation by Calaveras Public Health.

“The social distancing measures that we have put into place have been working,” said Dean Kelaita, MD, Calaveras County Health Officer. “People staying home, washing their hands, avoiding group gatherings, and wearing face coverings, have made an impact in keeping our numbers low. These activities will also reduce the risk of the hospital system from becoming overwhelmed with sick patients all at the same time.” Calaveras Public Health advises the public to continue these practices to keep Calaveras safe.

Calaveras Public Health staff will continue the investigation to determine any possible persons who may have had close personal contact with the newly identified positive individual, including any friends or family members, to assess and monitor them for signs and symptoms of COVID-19 illness. Close personal contacts identified during this investigation will be placed under strict quarantine.

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases for Calaveras County is now nine. Of those, six cases have since recovered.

COVID-19 information and resources can be found on the Calaveras Public Health website at https://covid19.calaverasgov.us/. The COVID-19 Community Service Call Center is available Monday-Friday, 8:30am-4:00pm at (209) 754-2896.