3 More Coronavirus Cases Confirmed in Lubbock

Saturday afternoon, the City of Lubbock confirmed three more cases of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing Lubbock County's total number of cases to eight.

All three of the new cases were identified through the drive-thru testing provided by University Medical Center over the past few days. Two are adults over the age of 40, and the third case is a person between 20-30 years old.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE CITY OF LUBBOCK HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Update on Case Investigations
Lubbock

As of March 21, 2020 3:00 pm

Lubbock Case Information

Case	Report Date	Age	Exposure	County of Residence	Investigation Status
001	March 17	15-25	Travel out of country	Lubbock	Complete
003	March 18	40-50	Travel out of country	Lubbock	Complete
004	March 20	30-40	Travel out of country	Lubbock	Complete
005	March 20	15-25	To be determined	Lubbock	Ongoing
006	March 21	40-50	Travel out of country	Lubbock	Complete
007	March 21	40-50	Exposure to Known case	Lubbock	Complete
008	March 21	50-60	To be determined	Lubbock	Ongoing
009	March 21	20-30	To be determined	Lubbock	Ongoing
Total Cases for Lubbock County: 8

Out of Jurisdiction Investigations

	Report Date	Age	Exposure	County of Residence	Investigation Status
002*	March 17	Over 60	Travel out of state	Hockley	Complete
*Case was previously included in the Lubbock count but was removed on 03/21/2020.

Possible Community Exposure in Lubbock County

Exposure Date	Location	Risk
March 15	Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport between 8:45 pm to 9:15 pm	Low
March 15	Rosa’s Café at 4^th and Quaker from 9:30 pm until close (11:00 pm)	Low
March 14	Sunset Church of Christ – Graduation Ceremony	Low
March 16	Walmart 4^th and Frankford between 9:30 am and 11:00 am	Low
March 16	Hobby Lobby 76^th Street between 9:30 am to 11:00 am	Low
March 16	Market Street Quaker and 19^th Street between 9:30 am and 11:00 am	Low
March 16	Dollar General 5004 34^th Street between 2:00 pm and 3:00 pm	Low
March 13	One Guy from Italy on 50^thfrom 11:30 am to 12:00 pm	Low
March 16	Rudy’s South Loop 289 – 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm	Low
March 16	Blazing Bouncers, 11401 Hwy 87 from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm	Low
March 17	Rosa’s Café on 50^th from 11:30 am to 12:00 pm	Low
March 18	Mama Rita’s Slide and Loop 289 from 11:30 to 12:00 pm	Low
The health department will report community exposures when there is no way to individually identify those who may be exposed.

Risk Categories for COVID-19
	Exposure to a symptomatic confirmed case	Management
High	Living in the same household as, being an intimate partner of, or providing care in a non-healthcare setting (such as a home) for a person with symptomatic laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection without using recommended precautions for home care and home isolation	Active Monitoring - Daily contact with the health departmentRestriction to home Immediate isolation and notification to the health department if symptomatic.
Medium	Close contact with a person with symptomatic laboratory-confirmed COVID-19. Living in the same household as, an intimate partner of, or caring for a person in a non-healthcare setting (such as a home) to a person with symptomatic laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection *while consistently using recommended precautions* for home care and home isolation	Self-Monitoring- take temperature daily watch for signs and symptoms Recommendation to remain at home or in a comparable setting Practice social distancing Immediate isolation and notification to the health department if symptomatic.
Low	Being in the same indoor environment (e.g., a classroom, a hospital waiting room) as a person with symptomatic laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 for a prolonged period of time but not meeting the definition of close contact	Self-observation self-assess for temperature and symptomsPractice social distancingImmediate isolation if becomes symptomatic. Stay at home. Seek medical advice if you develop severe symptoms.