Don’t let your guard down over Labor Day

'We can avoid a Labor Day (COVID-19) bump if we stay focused,' MSDH leader says

SAYS MISSISSIPPI CAN DO IT TROYMEGHAN THE KEY TO AVOIDING ASPIKE IN CASES LIKE WE SAW AFTERMEMORIAL DAY AND THE FOURTH OFJULY ACCORDING TO GOVERNOR TATEREEVES IS STAYING VIGILANTDURING THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY NOWSTATE HEALTH OFFICER.DR. PAUL BYERS SAYS, HE’S HAPPYWITH WHAT HE’S BEEN SEEING INMISSISSIPPI OVER THE LAST WEEKAND A HALF A SIGNIFICANT DROP.IN NEW COVID-19 CASES.HE IS ALSO NOTING AN INCREASE ADECREASE I SHOULD SAY INOUTBREAKS IN LONG-TERM HEALTHFACILITIES.IT’S A MINIMUM ONE, BUT STILLENCOURAGING NOW JULY WAS A ROUGHMONTH FOR THE STATE DURING THISPANDEMIC SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE WESAW DRAMATIC SPIKES IN CASESFOLLOWING THE FOURTH OF JULY.THE BUYER SAYS WE STILL NEED TOBE PREPARED FOR A SPIKE WHEN FLUSEASON ARRIVES IN THE FALL.GOING BACK TO LABOR DAY AND IDON’T WANT TO BEAT THIS BUT IHAVE TO TELL YOU ONE OF THETHINGS I’M WORRIED ABOUT AND ONEOF THE THINGS THAT WE SEEREPEATEDLY, IS THAT WHEN HEINTRODUCED NEW PEOPLE THAT YOUHAVEN’T BEEN INTERACTING WITHBEFORE.THAT’S WHEN YOU INCREASE YOURCHANCES OF BECOMING INFECTED.DR. BREYER SAYS THAT VIRALTRANSMISSION HAPPENS WHEN FAMILYMEMBERS COME FROM OUT OF TOWNFOR EXAMPLE AND PARTICIPATE INBIG GATHERINGS AND HEALTHOFFICIALS DON’T WANT THE LABORDAY HOLIDAY TO BECOME A SUPERSPREADER.NOW BYERS SAYS HE HOPES THAT WEDON’T SEE ANYTHING LIKE THAT INMISSISSIPPI, ESPECIALLY WHEN KTHROUGH 12 SCHOOLS AND COLLEGESAND UNIVERSITIES HAVE BEEN DOINGA GOOD JOB SO FAR OF LIMITINGTHE SPREAD OF COVID-19 REPORTINGFROM HOME