More than 1,000 cases of coronavirus in Brown County

Confirmed coronavirus cases have topped 1,000 as of Thursday afternoon according to the Brown County Health Department.

WHY THESE NUMBERSARE NOT SURPRISINGLOCAL OFFICIALS.ABIGAIL?AS NUMBERSCONTINUE TOINCREASE, THEBROWN COUNTYHEALTH DEPARTMENTSAYS THEY'RE NOTSURPRISED AT THEJUMP IN CASES...THEY SAY IT'SEXPECTED BECAUSETHEY'RE INCREASINGTHEIR TESTING.81- NEW CASES SINCEYESTERDAY PUT THECOUNTY'S TOTAL ONECASE SHY OF 1-THOUSAND 50-...THAT'S ABOUT AN 8-PERCENT INCREASE.ONEIDA NATIONREPORTING ANOTHERNEW CASE BRINGINGTHEIR TOTAL TO 8-...MORE THAN 140PEOPLE ARE OUT OFISOLATION, MEANINGTHEY'RE NO LONGERBEING CONSIDERED ATHREAT TO SPREADTHE VIRUS.THE HEALTHDEPARTMENT ADDS,ITS NORMAL TO FEELWORRIED, ANGRY ANDSTRESSED DURINGTHIS TIME...THEY WANT TO LETYOU KNOWRESOURCES AREAVAILABLE TO HELPYOU DEAL WITHTHESE EMOTIONS IN AHEALTHY WAY.YOU CAN FIND THATINFORMATION ON OURWEBSITE....THE BIGGESTPROBLEMS THECOUNTY CONTINUESTO SEE IS NOTENOUGH SOCIALDISTANCING ORSTAYING AT HOME...HEALTH OFFICIALSSAY THERE'S AMISCONCEPTIONABOUT GETTINGTOGETHER WITHFAMILY...THEY SAY IFYOU DON'T LIVE WITHTHEM, YOUSHOULDN'T BEGATHERING.THEY ALSO SAY THATIF YOU ARE IN ASTORE, MAKE SUREYOU'RE SIX FEETAWAY FROMOTHERS...THAT COULDADD A LITTLE TIME TOYOUR SHOPPING TRIP,BUT ITS SOMETHINGSIMPLE THATEVERYONE CAN DO.HEALTH LEADERS SAYESPECIALLY AS THEWEATHER GETS NICE,ITS IMPORTANT TOCONTINUEPRACTICING THESEGUIDELINES TO HELPSLOW THE SPREAD.ALONG WITH C-D-CRECOMMENDATIONS,THE COUNTY SAYS IFYOU ARE GOING TOEVEN JUST TAKE AWALK OUTSIDE, TOWEAR A CLOTH MASK.IN THE NEWSROOM,ABIGAIL HANTKE, NBC26A NEW COVID-19TESTING SITE HASBEEN SET UP INBROWN COUNTY... ATTHE RESCH C