The Alameda County Public Health Department and Solano Public Health are reporting that two health care workers are presumptive positive for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Both cases are pending confirmatory testing from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
This is the first presumptive case of COVID-19 in Alameda County. Both cases are NorthBay VacaValley Hospital health care workers, one of whom resides in Alameda County. Both individuals had exposure to the community-acquired case currently hospitalized at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento. More COVID-19 cases are expected in the Bay Area and nationwide - now is the time to prepare for increased community spread.
For more information, please see the full press release
here
.
Hospitals, government entities, school districts and employers should plan now for how best to decrease the spread of illness and lower the impact of COVID-19.
To assist you with your planning, please see the
Full Community Preparedness Update
for a summary of the CDC’s guidance for consideration with your decision-making process.
Alameda County Public Health Department:
Neetu Balram, Public Information Manager
510-267-8001
If you have questions, please contact Mr. David Lopez, Assoc. Director of Advocacy and Policy, at
[email protected]
or (510) 654-5383.
