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kpete

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Sat May 30, 2020, 08:58 AM May 2020

Guest at packed pool party in Lake of the Ozarks has tested positive for the coronavirus

Guest At Packed Memorial Day Weekend Pool Party Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Health officials said the person was “likely incubating illness and possibly infectious” while partying at various venues in Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri.


A person who attended a packed pool party in Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri, over Memorial Day weekend — video of which went viral and drew widespread condemnation — has tested positive for the coronavirus.

Camden County Health Department issued a health warning on Facebook on Friday, revealing an unidentified person from Boone County had “arrived here on Saturday and developed illness on Sunday, so was likely incubating illness and possibly infectious at the time of the visit.”

Camden County Health Department, Camdenton, Missouri
Press Release:
Camden County Health Department has been notified of a Boone County resident who has tested positive for Covid-19 after being in the Lake area on May 23 & 24. The case arrived here on Saturday and developed illness on Sunday, so was likely incubating illness and possibly infectious at the time of the visit. Due to the need to inform mass numbers of unknown people, we are publicly releasing the following timeline, which was provided by the case. Investigation is in progress by Boone County Health Department, with Lake Area Health Departments assisting with local contacts. There have been no cases reported in Camden County residents this week.

Backwater Jacks ~1-5pm
Shady Gators and Lazy Gators Pool 5:40pm-9pm
Backwater Jacks 940pm-10pm

Sunday May 24
Buffalo Wild Wings 1pm-2pm
Shady Gators ~2:30pm until~6:30-7pm
Taxi from Shady Gators to private residence around 7pm

The public who may have been in these places is asked to please monitor for symptoms:
fever,
cough,
shortness of breath,
body aches,
headache,
nausea, vomiting,
diarrhea,
loss of taste or smell
If you develop symptoms, please contact your physician, and isolate until test results are known. Please Stay Home If You Are Sick!

Locally, testing is available at Lake Regional Urgent Care and COMC facilities (beginning June 2). There are also numerous testing sites around the state, please see
https://health.mo.gov/…/novel-coronavirus/mobile-testing.php for listings of a site near you.


Health officials also released the person’s itinerary from the weekend, noting the times they’d attended the Backwater Jack’s Bar And Grill, Shady Gators and Lazy Gators Pool and Buffalo Wild Wings venues.

Officials asked people in attendance to monitor for symptoms of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus.

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https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lake-of-the-ozarks-partygoer-coronavirus_n_5ed22951c5b65c5a49952b60
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