Warsaw, NY (WBEN) Wyoming County Health officials confirm a confirmed case of coronavirus in the county. It's the first case of coronavirus in Wyoming County.
“As of 12:30 p.m.today March 17, 2020, Wyoming County has one confirmed case of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) according to the Wyoming County Health Department. Health Department personnel are already at work identifying the close contacts of this individual and to place those close contacts in mandatory quarantine to monitor for COVID-19 symptoms. There are additional test results pending over the coming days. Additional information will be released as it becomes available," says Board of Supervisors Chairman Jerry Davis in a statement.
Davis says he's directed department heads to allow non-essential personnel, as determined by the department head, to be able to work from home or take leave without charging accruals, except for those personnel essential to county operations and to our response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) emergency in accordance to the Governor’s Executive Orders.