(County provided statement) – Clinton County Board of Supervisors met this morning in an emergency session to close County buildings due to the increase of COVID-19 positivity rates in Clinton County.
“Clinton County and the state of Iowa’s positivity rates are alarming and people in the community need to be aware that the virus is wide spread throughout the county,” said Clinton County Community Health Manager Michele Cullen.
In response, the Clinton County Board of Supervisors has decided to close County buildings to the public, but allow for appointments to be taken to conduct County business. The buildings will be closed starting on noon Thursday, Nov. 12. They will remain closed until further notice.
“We are taking this measure to control the amount of people in the building for the health of our community and our employees,” explained Board Chairman Dan Srp. “We feel this is appropriate to protect our ability to provide vital services for the residents and businesses of Clinton County.”
The Clinton County Courthouse will continue to be open for court activities as scheduled.
Citizens who would like to make an appointment with offices in the Clinton County Administration Building may call a specific department. Those numbers may be found at https://www.clintoncounty-ia.gov/Contact_Us.
The Clinton County Board of Supervisors and Clinton County Public Health encourage Clinton County residents to follow virus prevention methods. “People need to take this seriously and follow the prevention mitigation methods consistently,” Cullen said. “We need to work as a community to reduce the spread of the virus and keep our community healthy.”
Suggested prevention includes following healthy hygiene practices, stay at home when sick, practice physical distancing to lower the risk of disease spread and use a face covering in community settings when physical distancing cannot be maintained.
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Camanche City Officials have also announced the closing of the various city buildings to the public because of the rising coronavirus cases.
