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ABOUT COVID-19

COVID-19 is a new respiratory illness that was first discovered in Wuhan, China. It is transmitted from person to person.

Primary symptoms of COVID-19 are cough, fever, fatigue and sore throat. Severe cases include persistent high fever, shortness of breath and pneumonia.



Those most at risk of becoming seriously ill are people over age 60 and people with pre-existing conditions such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease.

COVID-19 is transmitted through:



close contact with an infected person

by an infected person coughing or sneezing

and by touching contaminated objects or surfaces and then touching your mouth, nose or eyes.

It takes from two days up to 14 days from being exposed to the virus before you will get sick.

Local or community transmission is when the virus is spreading from person to person within the community rather than being acquired through travel. Though household cases are examples of community transmission, the concern is with continued spread beyond a single household or cluster. That's when the chain of infection cannot be easily identified.



Community or local transmission has been identified in Tarrant County.