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Susan Doyle was officially appointed health officer for Carroll County, and Dr. Robert Wack was appointed the county’s first full-time deputy health officer, the Carroll County Health Department announced.
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Carroll County is at a low COVID-19 community level, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, but county health department officials say as cases continue to rise, the county will likely reach the threshold for medium, or possibly high, community level by the end of the week.
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Carroll County’s deputy health officer said Tuesday that “COVID-19 cases in Carroll County are exploding, mostly due to the increased contagiousness of current strains, and very little attention to masking in crowded spaces, especially schools,” and encouraged everyone to wear a mask in indoor crowded spaces.
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The Carroll County Health Department reported this week that COVID-19 cases are increasing slightly in the region, though the county is still considered as having low community levels, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention definition.
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