Placer County public health officials say they have the county's first confirmed case of coronavirus, pending confirmatory testing from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Placer County Public Health says the individual is a NorthBay VacaValley Hospital health care worker who had close contact with a confirmed case in Solano County, prior to that case being transferred to another hospital and later tested for the virus.
They say the Placer County patient is currently isolated at home with mild symptoms.
Placer County Public Health says no further details about this case will be shared to protect patient privacy.
“We have expected to see cases of COVID-19 in Placer County and have been planning and preparing accordingly. Given recent evidence of community spread occurring elsewhere in California, we are now encouraging the public to prepare for the likelihood of local community spread here as well, unrelated to this case.” said Placer County Health Officer Dr. Aimee Sisson.
They say in coordination with partners at the CDC, the California Department of Public Health and Solano County Public Health, Placer County Public Health is tracing individuals who have had close contact with this new case and are at risk of infection. Those individuals will be quarantined and monitored.
“As always, our top priority is the health and safety of our patients, our staff, physicians and the community. We are tracing all contacts this worker had in our organization and sharing that information with public health officials in both Solano and Placer counties. We are working with the California Department of Public Health, the CDC and local public health departments to ensure we are following the most up-to-date protocols and procedures for dealing with this evolving situation.” said Aimee Brewer, president of NorthBay HealthCare Group.
