Wednesday, July 8, 2020

County confirms 12th COVID case

Crittenden County Judge-Executive Perry Newcom has announced the county's 12th case of COVID-19 and the second in three days.

The latest confirmed case is a 58-year-old male.

On Monday, the county had its 11th confirmed case which was a 67-year-old male.

Judge Newcom said a number of recent confirmed cases have been discovered during pre-op testing on individuals scheduled for medical procedures. 

Since testing began being reported in March, .0013 of Crittenden County's population has been diagnosed with the virus. One person has died and all others have either recovered or recovering from the virus.