Officials with the Guthrie County Public Health Department, Friday, have identified 7 cases of COVID-19 in an assisted living care facility in Guthrie County. The 7 cases include both staff and residents at Lakeside Village.

According to IDPH, an outbreak is when three or more cases of COVID-19 are identified among residents of a facility.The facility has notified residents and their families, and consistent with IDPH guidelines, the affected residents are in isolation. The Lakeside Village leadership team are working closely with Guthrie County Public Health to protect the health of all residents and staff with additional testing.

Guthrie County Public Health Director Jotham Arber says “Protecting the health and wellbeing of the residents and staff is of the highest priority. We know our older population is at the highest risk for serious COVID-19 illness, so we are monitoring the situation carefully and taking the highest precautions to prevent virus spread.”

Guthrie County Public Health is continuing to work very closely with all of our long term and assisted living facilities, in conjunction with our County Emergency Management Agency to provide guidance, personal protective equipment, medical resources and training as they are needed.As of today, 5/1/2020, there are 22 total cases of COVID-19 in Guthrie County. The Guthrie County Health Department continues to work closely with our state and local partners to respond to this ongoing pandemic.

For up-to-date information on COVID-19, including an interactive map with county, regional and long-term care outbreak information, visit adairguthriecountycovid.org.