bransonglobe.com LOCAL June 21 - 23, 2020 • 3 Taney County doubles its COVID-19 case count in one week Submitted to Branson Globe The Taney County Health Department has confirmed three new cases of COVID-19 in Taney County. This brings the case count to 30, with two deaths, 13 recovered and 15 active cases. All of the new cases are residents of Taney County. The 28th case was a close contact of a previous case and has been isolating at home and has had no contact with anyone outside of their household. The 29th case is not linked to previous cases and is considered community spread. The individual is isolating at home and has provided the following itinerary: Travel Itinerary for case 29: June 15th • 2:50 pm Casey’s in Hollister (masked) • 3:00 pm Tanger Mall (masked) » » Carters Adidas » Nike » American Eagle » Michael Kors » Vera Bradley » Rack Room Shoes • 5:30 pm TJ MAXX (masked) • 7:00 pm Tequila’s 2 picked up food(masked) • 7:25 pm Chili’s Curbside (masked) • 7:35 McDonald’s, Branson Hills Parkway, drive through(masked) June 16th • 6:30 pm Momo’s picked up food (masked) • 6:45 pm McDonald’s drive through Downtown (masked) All contacts for this case have been notified and are isolating at home. Case number 30 is not linked to any previous cases and is considered community spread. Below is the travel itinerary for case number 30. Travel Itinerary for case 30: June 13th No public contacts June 14th • 11:30 am Walmart Branson Hills (unmasked) • 11:45 am Target Branson Hills (unmasked) • 12:00 pm Kohl’s Branson Hills (unmasked) • 1:30 pm Cracker Barrel (unmasked) June 15th No public contacts June 16th • 9:45 am McDonald’s drive through (unmasked) All contacts have been notified and are isolating at home. If you were at any of these locations during this time, please monitor for symptoms. If symptoms do develop, please notify your healthcare provider for further consultation. Taney County Health department is asking everyone in the community to wear a face covering or mask, follow social distancing guidelines and stay home if you are sick. For more information contact the Taney County Health Department at 417-334-4544. Tourism District seeks marketing professionals for new committee “Hey, we’re eating here.” Hitting the Ozarks trails works up an appetite. (Branson Globe photo) Submitted to Branson Globe The Branson/Lakes Area Tourism District is forming a new Marketing Oversite Committee, and is seeking volunteers to serve. The new District Marketing Committee will replace the existing District Marketing Council. The Tourism District is responsible for administering the 1-percent tourism marketing sales tax apaproved by voters in 2004 and re-approved in 2014. The Marketing Oversite Committee will support the Board of Directors by applying the combined marketing knowledge, experience and expertise of its volunteers to enhance destination marketing efforts which benefit the entire District and its stakeholders Committee members must be abel to prioritize the common good, contribute to strategic marketing decision-making at the management level, and work effectively with a team of professionals. Those interested in applying for a position on the Committee can find the application with this story online. Applications are due by Friday, July 10, 2020
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