A second case of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has been confirmed in Montgomery County via community spread. Officials said today (Tuesday), the individual is an adult female (41-60 years) and currently hospitalized. Montgomery County Public Health Administrator, Samantha Beeson says “We continue to remind residents to take preventative measures to slow the spread of the virus. It’s important for everyone to stay home as much as possible and to practice social distancing – this simply means to stay away from groups of people, and to keep a 6-foot distance from other individuals.”

Iowa Code provides that information regarding disease investigations “provided to or maintained by the department, a local board, or a local department, which identifies a person infected with or exposed to a reportable or other disease or health condition, is confidential and shall not be accessible to the public.”  Beeson says “Montgomery County Public Health’s general practice will be to not disclose specific towns or cities of where residents with confirmed positive tests reside. However, we will share as much information as we are legally able to.”

For up-to-date information on COVID-19, visit the Iowa Coronavirus webpage at https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/