Stories from Thursday, May 7, 2020

An eighth case of COVID-19 is being reported by the Barry County Health Department. The case is likely a result of essential domestic business travel to a COVID-19 hot spot. “The person self- isolated upon return to Barry County and has not had close contact with family or friends,” said Roger Brock, Health Department administrator. ...

Barry County E9-1-1 has addressed community reports that its 9-1-1 service is or was down in Barry County, which is untrue. “Barry County E9-1-1 is up and working and there has been no disruption in service,” said Mike Phillips, executive director. “Our citizens and travelers have called 9-1-1 and business lines with no interruption. ...

The Lawrence County Health Department has announced six additional laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19, all of whom are residents of the same long-term care facility as the original case. All residents at the facility have been tested, and three of those results are still pending. ...