September 30, 2020 – Recently, many areas of the state have seen an increased COVID-19 positivity rate. As of September 24, 2020, the positivity rate was at 6.6% for Macon County. On September 25, it was announced that Macon County has now entered warning level. Due to the positivity rate of 7.4%, the region is now at risk of additional enforcement measures. The possible measures include: reduced indoor dining capacity, additional limits on social gatherings and room capacity, suspended bar service in bars and restaurants, remote work implementation for employers, and reduced indoor capacity in retail and recreational establishments.
The following actions are recommended by the Macon County Health Department:
• Wear your face covering PROPERLY and at all appropriate times. It should be covering your mouth AND nose. Wash it frequently and adequately, remove it appropriately, and do not touch the outside of it.
• Social distance whenever possible. Masking is not a substitute for social distancing. Even if you are masked, please continue to social distance including when you are with people you know.
• Wash your hands frequently and adequately.
• Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces adequately.
• Stay home if you are sick. If you are tested, stay home while waiting for results. If you receive a positive test or find out that you are a close contact, do not wait for the health department to contact you. Immediately begin isolating or quarantining as appropriate.
• Implement screening processes to prevent symptomatic individuals from entering workplaces, faith-based organizations, events and spreading illness to others.
• Participate in contact tracing if you are contacted by the health department.
• Adhere to isolation or quarantine guidance when you receive it. You cannot test out of quarantine.
• Do not hold or attend large gatherings.
• Follow all public health guidelines so that we can stay in Phase 4. It appears that our region will be experiencing mitigation measures from the state very soon. The faster we all take action, the greater chance we can prevent this next step or get back into Phase 4 as quickly as possible.
