Magoffin County Reports First COVID-19 Case

It took a while, but Magoffin County officials announced the county’s first positive case of COVID-19 on Friday.
County Health Department Public Health Director Pete Shepherd said the positive case is a 60-year-old man who is hospitalized, though not in critical condition.

So far in Magoffin County, 405 people have been tested, 397 returned negative and eight are still pending.
Shepherd said in a Facebook video posted yesterday that many people have started to take the virus lightly, so he encourages a stronger focus on social responsibility.

Source: MG News

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