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MOHAVE COUNTY – While Mohave County Supervisor’s twice-a-week COVID-19 management sessions have been tortuously tedious on many occasions, Monday’s board discussion wrapped up in less than eight minutes. Department of Public Health Director Denise Burley said 108 people registered for coronavirus testing that North Country Health Care conducted last Friday in Bullhead City.
“Eighty-two people were tested. Four of those were positive cases,” Burley said. “Of those 82, 25 were symptomatic and 57 were asymptomatic.”
Burley told board members that weekend testing had been postponed at the privately operated state prison in Golden Valley. She said those 3,300 inmates were being tested Monday through Wednesday instead, with results expected by early next week, if not sooner.
“This last week we saw a 16% reduction of reported cases when compared to the previous week,” Burley said. “We’re definitely, definitely making progress every week which is very good to see.”
Supervisor Hildy Angius noted that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) over the weekend dramatically revised and reduced the number of deaths it attributes to COVID-19. She asked Burley if the county death total would be recalculated.
“I need to look into that further before I can respond and will try to have an answer for you as soon as possible,” Burley said.
Burley also advised that the county is taking its first business to step #3 of its enforcement/awareness campaign. She said the business has had two educational visits about regulatory compliance and that a written warning will next be issued once a letter draft is reviewed and approved by the county attorney’s office.
The name or type of business, and where it is located was not made public.
- -Dave Hawkins
