IRASBURG — The Vermont Department of Health is urging anyone who attended Sunday services at New Hope Bible Church in Irasburg on November 22 to get tested for COVID-19.
Testing is available every day with CIC Health at North Country Hospital in Newport.
Health officials learned that at least one person attended services that day while infectious with COVID-19.
While everyone associated with the church who has tested positive for COVID-19 to-date has been contacted by the Health Department, contact tracers say they have been unable to get all the information they need to inform other people who may have been exposed.
“You may have been in contact with a person who was infectious,” said Health Commissioner Mark Levine, MD. “This is how outbreaks can start, and why it’s important for people to cooperate and be forthcoming when our contact tracing teams call.
Because it can take up to 14 days from the date of exposure to the virus for symptoms to show, the Health Department wants people who attended the services to take precautions now to help limit the spread of COVID-19.
“Even if you are feeling well and don’t have symptoms, consider getting tested. If you do have symptoms or concerns about your health, call your primary care provider,” said Dr. Levine.
The Health Department today reported 99 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 4,005 cases.
To register for a test or to find other testing sites, go to healthvermont.gov/covid-19/testing.
