SIOUX CITY -- Woodbury County recorded one new confirmed case of COVID-19 Friday, raising the county's total to eight.
Roughly 4 percent of Woodbury County's tests have come back positive for COVID-19. As of Friday, 228 total tests had been completed on Woodbury County residents and 220 of them were negative.
Three Woodbury County residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered, the health department reported earlier this week.
As the availability of testing increases, health officials said last week they expect the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 to rise. Local health officials estimate they'll be able to test up to 60 patients a day for the novel coronavirus at a drive-thru testing site that opened March 27 in downtown Sioux City. In order to be tested for COVID-19, patients must call their primary care physician, who will assess their symptoms either in-person or through telehealth, a visit by phone or video chat.
This in a county of just over 100,000.
to qualify for the test, you need to be at serious risk or have ALL the symptoms. I'm guessing some folks don't have all the symptoms but are simply scared and lying about their situation to get a test.
roughly 4%