4-15-20 Update

Officials announced two new cases of COVID-19 in Floyd County Wednesday, moving the total confirmed cases to five.

According to a statement from the Floyd County Health Department, the new positive cases, a 38-year-old woman and a 21-year-old man, are in self-isolation at their homes.

No more information was available about the individuals, but healthy department officials continue to stress the importance of being a responsible citizen.

"We are urging our people to stay healthy at home and continue to go out only if you must for work or to go for groceries or medications," the statement said. "Please limit your contact with persons who do not live in your home. The virus spreads by the movement of people."

4-14-20 Update 7 p.m.

Health officials in Floyd County announced two new novel coronavirus infections during a news conference today.

One of the cases is a 21-month old child. The other is a 64-year-old woman.

The announcement came after the first case, a 22-year-old man, tested positive Tuesday morning.

The county now has a total of three cases.

Public Health Director Thursa Sloan says the Floyd County Health Department is working diligently to track down any possible spread through the three positive cases, saying that spread is something only the public can stop,

"Really, none of us are clear. We have to be cognitive of the signs and symptoms and monitor ourselves," said Sloan. "Because you really, at this point, have no idea where you could pick this up. One of you today may have the Coronavirus. That's the reality of it."

She said working toward fewer numbers means working hard to maintain social distancing and adhering to self-quarantine practices.

According to Sloan, the patients were all tested in different facilities and their social spread impact is unknown at this point

4-14-20 Original Story

Officials with the Floyd County Health Department are reporting the county's first confirmed coronavirus case.

Thursa Sloan, the department's Public Health Director said in a news release the person is a 22-year-old man and is in self-quarantine at home.

Sloan says the man, who will not be identified due to medical privacy laws, is doing well.

The health department is working on contacting those he might have been in contact with recently.