(Macon County, MO) – The Macon County Health Department announces one new case
of COVID-19 in the county. Visit our website for a more detailed information about
COVID-19 in our county at maconmohealth.org.
Following is a summary of cases in Macon County at the time of this press release –
- 58 positive cases
- 7 active positive cases
- 1 active hospitalized (included in the active positive case count)
- 51 released from isolation
The Macon County Health Department follows CDC guidelines for releasing an
individual from isolation. A person who is positive with COVID-19 must meet three
criteria in order to be released from isolation: be fever free without fever reducing
medication for 24 hours, been at least 10 days since isolation began and symptoms have
been improved. Individuals are released by the health department when all three criteria
have been met.
