TALBOT COUNTY, Md.- Talbot County is announcing its first confirmed case of COVID-19.

They say the person has been hospitalized after coming into contact with a known COVID-19 case in another county and then testing positive for the virus.

Health officials say the person did not travel.

“Staff from the Health Department are contacting people who have been exposed to this person and are asking them to stay at home and self-isolate,” says Dr. Fredia Wadley. “Identifying cases and then isolating them and the people they have come into contact with is the proven public health method of managing the spread of such an infection.”

To support the Health Department’s efforts in leading this response, Talbot County Emergency Services has activated its Emergency Operations Center. This coalition of community partners is working together to coordinate the response and dissemination of information during this public health crisis.