Second case of presumptive-positive COVID-19 identified in Rooks County

Rooks County Health Department

Rooks County Health Department is confirming the second presumptive-positive case of COVID-19 in Rooks County.

The possible case was identified today with testing sent to QUEST Diagnostic on April 6.

QUEST Diagnostic, which is approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to perform COVID-19 testing, found presumptive-positive results Tuesday afternoon.

These results will be verified by the CDC lab and will be treated as positive pending confirmation.

The case is in Rooks County and the patient is currently in-home isolation, following the guidance of the CDC.

The case is not travel related.

Rooks County Health Department continues to work with the local partners and providers and KDHE to identify and contact people who may have come into contact with the individual while infectious and will monitor them for fever and respiratory symptoms.

No further information about the patient will be released.

KDHE has released guidelines for quarantine and isolation of travelers who visited locations in the United States where large numbers of people have contracted the disease.

Rooks County residents can stay informed by visiting https://govstatus.egov.com/coronavirus or http://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus

For general information, contact the KDHE phone bank at 1-866-534-3463 or email [email protected].

You may also contact the Rooks County Health Department at 785-425-7352.