FIRST CONFIRMED CASE OF COVID-19 IN PARK COUNTY
PARK COUNTY, COLO, March 20, 2020- Park County Public Health is reporting the first case with a positive laboratory test of COVID-19 in the county.

The patient is a male in his 20s who was probably exposed in another county on the front-range. The patient was not hospitalized and is self-isolating at his residence. The patient has been working with public health officials in the investigation to identify anyone he may have had contact with.
Park County Public Health and its partners will focus their response on slowing the spread of the disease locally. These efforts will require community assistance.

While approximately 80% of people who have contracted COVID-19 have relatively mild illness, there are greater risks for complications among older adults, especially above the age of 80 years, as well as for people with pre-existing health conditions.

Public Health officials are reminding residents and visitors that the individual precautions they can take to limit exposure to themselves are the same precautions that can help slow the spread of COVID-19 within the community. These precautions will also help protect people in our community who may be at greatest risk for complications if they get infected.