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4 | March 26, 2020 | the homer horizon news
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D92 parent self quarantines after
possible exposure to coronavirus
Abhinanda Datta
Contributing Editor
Though there is no positive
test, a parent at Lockport’s
Ludwig School may have been
exposed to the coronavirus
at work, according to a letter
from District 92 Superintendent
Tim Arnold.
The community letter stated
that Arnold spoke to the parent
at 10 p.m. on the night of
Tuesday, March 17, to verify
the status.
The Ludwig parent was exposed
to a student at the school
where the parent teaches and
the student’s father owns a
business that has an employee
who has been tested, but no results
are available yet.
According to Arnold, the
From march 18
school district is monitoring
the student and their family.
There are no positive test results
at this time
The Ludwig parent has been
self-quarantining and acting
out of an abundance of caution.
No family members have been
on school grounds since March
13.
“Throughout last night and
this morning I have been in
contact with the Illinois Coronavirus
Hotline, the Will
County ROE, and the CDPH,
to ensure that District 92 is
taking every responsible measure
to ensure the safety of our
community,” Arnold wrote in
the letter.
D92 staff are being asked to
stay home as authorities assess
the situation.
A case of COVID-19 has led to a death in Will County
T.J. Kremer III, Contributing Editor
From march 19
The Illinois Department
of Public Health announced
Thursday, March 19, the death
of three more people in Illinois
with COVID-19, the disease
caused by the coronavirus,
bringing the total deaths in the
state related to the illness to
nine as of press time, Monday,
March 23.
The individuals include a
Will County resident in his
50s, a Cook County resident
in her 80s and an out-of-state
resident in her 70s visting Sangamon
County, according to the
statement.
Currently, IDPH is reporting a
total of 1,049 cases in 22 counties
in Illinois. Cases have occurred
in ages 9 to 99.
Will County Executive Larry
Walsh on March 16 issued a
Proclamation of a Disaster for
Will County via email in relation
to the COVID-19 outbreak
across the county. This
proclamation will activate the
county’s emergency response
plans to assist the residents during
this time, according to the
email.
The email advised to limit
gatherings with more than 50
people and to consistently wash
hands and use hand sanitizer.
People also are encouraged
to self-quarantine to limit the
spread of the virus.
The Will County Health
Department is recommending
the following actions be
taken for those who feel they
may have been exposed to the
coronavirus:
• Isolate yourself and selfmonitor
for the symptoms. This
includes taking your temperature
three times daily (morning,
afternoon, evening) to check for
a fever, along with watching for
other symptoms such as cough
and shortness of breath.
• If you do have these symptoms,
you are asked to phone
your medical provider for an
examination, as your medical
provider is the one who knows
you and your family’s medical
conditions best. Always call
ahead of time, as your provider
may have certain times or areas
where they prefer symptomatic
patients to go.
• Call the hotline. The Will
County Health Department has
established a Coronavirus hotline
for questions, available from
8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through
Friday at (815) 740-8977.
State Residents are encouraged
to continue to monitor the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention’s website for more
information: www.cdc.gov/
coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.
html.
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