For current information and guidance please visit the KDHE-Kansas Department of Health and Environment website at www.kdheks.gov or CDC-Center for Disease Control and Prevention website at https://www.cdc.gov.
Link to Governor Laura Kelly Executive Order
Grant County has established a 24/7 hotline for you to talk to someone in person if you think you may have been exposed 620-356-6006
If you have recently traveled to a known infected area, have had exposure to someone who has COVID-19, or are experiencing mild to severe respiratory illness, including fever, cough, and shortness of breath, please call Grant County’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) Hotline 620-356-6006.
March 16, 2020
Dear Residents of Grant County,
With the recent talk about Coronavirus (COVID-19) we want to assure you that your health and safety is our top priority. The Grant County Health Department is working closely with other local and regional agencies to prepare a community-wide plan for management of the event of any Coronavirus (COVID-19) occurrence in Grant County or the surrounding region. Grant County has zero confirmed cases of COVID-19 at this time.
If you have recently traveled to a known infected area, have had exposure to someone who has COVID-19, or are experiencing mild to severe respiratory illness, including fever, cough, and shortness of breath, please call Grant County’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) Hotline, at 620-356-6006.
Do not show up to your healthcare facility without receiving prior instructions from the hotline.
How is the virus spread?
- Primary method of spread: person-to-person through close contact (6 feet) for at least 10 minutes.
- Respiratory droplets produced by an infected person when they cough or sneeze.
- Secondary method of spread: through a contaminated object.
If you are sick:
- Stay home except to get medical care
- Cover your coughs and sneezes, and clean all highly used surfaces daily
- Wash your hands often for at least 20 seconds; use hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol if washing is not an option; avoid touching your face
- Monitor your symptoms and seek prompt medical attention if symptoms are worsening
- Call Grant County’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) hotline 620-356-6006 before going to your provider.
Practice Preventative Actions
- Avoid close contact with people who are sick and stay home if you are sick
- Cover your coughs and sneezes, and clean all highly used surfaces daily
- Wash your hands often for at least 20 seconds; use hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol if washing is not an option; avoid touching your face
- Avoid any unnecessary travel
For more information on the status of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Kansas and Grant County, or suspect you may have been exposed to Coronavirus, contact the Grant County Coronavirus (COVID-19) Hotline, available 24/7, at 620-356-6006.
Sincerely,
Toni Irvin, RN, Health Department Administrator
For current information and guidance please visit the KDHE-Kansas Department of Health and Environment website at www.kdheks.gov or CDC-Center for Disease Control and Prevention website at https://www.cdc.gov.