Three more cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed in Knox County.
This raises the total case count to 40, with 8 actively quarantined patients at this time.
Knox County Health Officer Dr. Alan Stewart says the more recent diagnoses are showing the
prevalence of a community spread of the virus. He says it’s also becoming more difficult to
trace all contacts of the patients, especially secondary or passive contacts from a public setting.
Dr. Stewart is warning the public that there is still a high need to practice social distancing when
out in public, and that includes wearing masks and diligently washing hands. He says anyone
attending church or visiting a restaurant need to especially adhere to social distancing
practices.
