{"id":111579,"date":"2020-03-16T11:43:57","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T15:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=111579"},"modified":"2020-03-16T11:43:57","modified_gmt":"2020-03-16T15:43:57","slug":"health-department-reviews-symptoms-of-coronavirus-and-who-should-get-tested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=111579","title":{"rendered":"Health Department reviews symptoms of coronavirus and who should get tested"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"226\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/County-Seal.jpg?resize=226%2C226&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48019\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/County-Seal.jpg?w=226&amp;ssl=1 226w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/County-Seal.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of March 14, 2020, there are no positive cases of coronavirus\nin Madison County. Symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, cough and shortness of breath.\nMost people experience mild illness and recover from COVID-19 without needing\nmedical treatment. People who have conditions that may result in more severe\nillness from COVID-19 include women who are pregnant, older adults and persons\nof any age who have a preexisting medical condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Health Department stresses that if you become sick, stay\nat home and delay trips to public places and events until you are well. Public\nHealth urges those who are not seriously ill to avoid hospital emergency\ndepartments but instead call their primary healthcare provider or the newly\nopened regional COVID-19 triage line at SUNY Upstate Medical University,\n315.464.3979, if they think they have symptoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SUNY Upstate will answer questions about COVID-19 from 7\na.m. to 11 p.m. The line is meant for area residents who have\ncoronavirus-related questions, those showing possible symptoms, or someone who\nmay have had an exposure to someone diagnosed with a positive case of COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The state Department of Health has specific criteria to\nidentify who should be tested for COVID-19:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>People who have come within close contact (same\nclassroom, office or gatherings) of another person known to be positive for\nCOVID-19;<\/li><li>People who have traveled to a country that has\nbeen issued a Level 2 or Level 3 Travel Health Notice that the Centers for\nDisease Control and Prevention;<\/li><li>People who are quarantined and have shown\nsymptoms of COVID-19 illness; and<\/li><li>Other cases where the facts and circumstances warrant\ntesting as determined by a treating healthcare provider after consultation with\nstate and local health department officials.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only residents who meet one of the above testing criteria\nshould get tested. This will allow healthcare providers and Madison County to\nfocus on the residents with the most need while continuing to work with\nhealthcare providers and other community partners on response efforts. It is\nimportant to note that while awaiting test results, the patient will need to be\nplaced on a mandatory quarantine to protect the health of others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the most accurate and up-to-date information about coronavirus,\nvisit healthymadisoncounty.org, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-nCoV\/index.html\">CDC<\/a> or the state\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/diseases\/communicable\/coronavirus\/\">Department\nof Public Health<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As of March 14, 2020, there are no positive cases of coronavirus in Madison County. Symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, cough and shortness of breath. Most people experience mild illness and recover from COVID-19 without needing medical treatment. People who have conditions that may result in more severe illness from COVID-19 include women who are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":48019,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23810,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wellbeing","category-top-story"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p43meu-t1F","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/County-Seal.jpg?fit=226%2C226&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=111579"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111579\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/48019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=111579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=111579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=111579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}