Even though the number of positive cases of COVID-19 seems to be slowing down, Greene County Public Health cautions against letting your guard down.

Greene County Public Health Director Becky Wolf says Greene County’s number of cases continues to be low, but she believes more cases could be on the horizon.

“So I really think that it’s too early to say that we’re on the downward slide of that epi-curve. There is a possibility of an additional wave coming which is very, very typical of a viral illness. And that could continue into the following months and into the winter.”

Wolf says the concerning thing are the different groups of people: those who have symptoms of COVID-19 – whether they are tested or not – and those who possibly have the virus but don’t show symptoms of it. Wolf notes it’s the ladder that can be the most infectious.

“It takes like 2-14 days after an exposure to obtain a positive case to become ill yourself. So if you multiply that by the number of people that you are around – whether at work or in you household – 2-14 days is a long time. And we understand that this is a big inconvenience, but if you’re out spreading the virus unknowingly, then we’re going to have a big issue here. We do have community spread (of COVID-19) in Greene County.”

Wolf reminds everyone to stay home if you feel sick, wear a mask when in a public setting, stay six feet apart from others, and constantly use hand sanitizer or wash hands with soap and water to help prevent the spread of the virus.