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Carroll County Board of Supervisors enact county-wide mask mandate

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November 13th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

The Carroll County Board of Supervisors has enacted a county wide mask mandate. The mandate calls for masks or face shields need to be worn when people are in public, and cannot keep 6-feet of distance from others, or are inside a building other than their home. This includes all businesses. Officials say if you are eating or drinking while seated or are exercising, you may temporarily remove your mask. The mandate remains in effect until January 15, 2021.

The Board of Supervisors in neighboring Greene County have also unanimously approved a face covering mandate. Greene County Public Health Director Becky Wolf says the recent spike in cases is partly because people have become complacent. Wolf says the county had a two-week infection rate below 6% a couple weeks ago, but today it’s above 24%.

Carroll County Public Health says as of Friday, November 13, there were 632 Carroll County residents who have active cases of COVID-19. The overall number of people who have been infected is 1, 635 with 987 listed as recovered. The county death toll is at 16. The positivity rate over the past 14 days in Carroll County is 27.2%.

COVID-19 testing at the TestIowa site at St. Anthony Regional Hospital in Carroll will begin new hours and days of operation beginning on Monday, November 16th. The testing hours will be from 4:00 to 7:00 pm, Monday through Thursday and possibly Fridays if needed. It is anticipated that this time change will better accommodate after-school or after-work hours. The decision was also made to offer testing through the walk-up location and will discontinue the drive though option.

The TestIowa site at the St. Anthony Clinic in Denison will continue on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday by appointment for walk-ins.