COVID-19 UPDATE
POOL UPDATE
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BY JEFF HELFRICH jhelfrich@oglecountynews.com
Earleen Hinton/Shaw Media
The Polo Pool reopened last week after enough staff members tested negative after possibly being exposed to COVID-19.
All clear for swimming pool BY JEFF HELFRICH jhelfrich@oglecountynews.com The Polo Pool reopened Friday, July 31 at normal hours after employees found out July 27 that they may have been exposed to an individual who tested positive for COVID-19 after Polo High’s prom on July 18. The pool had nine employees tested July 28 and received seven negatives with two still waiting on results, Pool Manager Kayla Bergstrom said on July 30. The popular outdoor pool was closed for four days.
“We have enough negative tests and staff to run the pool,” Bergstrom said last week. “We cleaned the entire facility during the closing.” The Ogle County Health Department was notified of the negative tests and the pool’s intentions to reopen. Bergstrom said she understands why some of the public would not want to attend the pool after the scare, but she isn’t worried about the turnout, with attendance already limited due to state guidelines. “We’re opening for the people who are comfortable coming here,” Bergstrom said. “And we’re ready.”
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The Ogle County reported eight new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, Aug. 4 totaling 398. Recoveries of documented cases stand at 347, with no new ones Tuesday. The OCHD reported its fifth death in the county on July 10, its first since June 1. Ages and locations of the individuals are not being released to protect their privacy. The Illinois Department of Public Health has issued warnings for 11 counties, including Jo Daviess and Whiteside counties, which fall in the Northwest Illinois region that includes the Rock River region. According to the IDPH, the counties under warning saw outbreaks associated with business operations and activities posing higher risk for disease spread, including school graduation ceremonies, a rise in cases among late teens and
20s, parties and social gatherings, people going to bars, long-term care outbreaks, clusters of cases associated with restaurants and churches, and big sports events including soccer, golf, and softball tournaments. Residents of many communities are not wearing face coverings that have been proven to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Public health officials are finding that most contacts to cases are testing positive as well, the IDPH said. The IDPH site said Tuesday that there are 191 cases in the 61068 zip code that includes Rochelle, Creston and White Rock. Stillman Valley’s zip code, 61084, has 14 cases in it according to the IDPH site. Byron’s zip code, 61010, has 47 cases. Davis Junction (61020) has 18 cases. The zip codes that house Oregon (61061) and Mt. Morris (61054) have 34 and 26 cases, respectively. Polo’s zip code, 61064, has 22 cases in it.
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Ogle County reports 8 new cases, totaling 398
