Madison County reports two public exposures

WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. » Madison County Health Department reported two public exposures to COVID-19 in Madison County.

The first of the announcements confirmed that an individual who visited the Brewster Inn in Cazenovia tested positive for COVID-19. Members of the public who visited the Brewster Inn on June 12, 2020, between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. should selfmonitor for symptoms.

“After conducting an investigation to identify all close contacts of the individual, it was determined this individual visited the Brewster Inn on June 12 and was wearing a face covering,” Madison County Public Health Director Eric Faisst said in a news release. “Anyone who visited the restaurant during the identified time frame should monitor themselves for symptoms of COVID-19 until June 26, 2020.

“Those symptoms include fever, cough, chills, muscle pain, sore throat, new loss of taste or smell, and/or difficulty breathing. If symptoms develop, please stay home and contact your doctor for guidance on testing. In an emergency, please call 911.”

The second exposure announcement is for Point Place Casino.

Madison County Health Department has confirmed that an individual who works at Point Place Casino in Bridgeport tested positive for COVID-19. Members of the public who visited the Point Place Casino on June 11, 2020, between 6 p.m. and 2 a.m., and June 12, 2020 between 6 p.m. and 2 a.m. should self-monitor for symptoms.

“Madison County is working closely with the Oneida Indian Nation during this time,” Faisst stated. “It has been determined that per protocol, the individual was wearing a face covering while they were working.

“Anyone who visited the casino during the identified time frame should monitor themselves for symptoms of COVID-19 until June 26, 2020.”

Jerry Marrello, general manager at Point Place Casino added, “A dealer at Point Place Casino followed the detailed Oneida Indian Nation health protocols by staying home from work, and immediately reporting a family member had tested positive for COVID-19.

“After testing positive herself, she was placed on sick leave and will not return until recovering fully and testing negative for at least two weeks, as certified by a note from her physician.

“The employee’s last day of work was on Friday, June 12, where she was asymptomatic and like all employees was temperature screened upon arrival and wore a face covering during her entire shift. As outlined in our internal operating procedures for responding to confirmed cases of COVID-19, we immediately notified Madison County officials and implemented a series of steps related to contact tracing.”

Marrello stated that the Casino is currently unaware of any other instances of anyone coming into contact with or contracting the virus at the premises.

Faisst would like to remind the public that people should wear a face covering when in public, especially when they are unable to maintain social distancing. These guidelines are to stop the spread of COVID-19 in the community.

As of June 17, Madison County has 12 active COVID-19 cases.