Emergency officials in Gadsden County are setting up a new call center to answer questions about the coronavirus. Local emergency personnel say positive COVID-19 cases in Gadsden County nearly doubled in one day this past week. Now they’re hoping that putting these initiatives in place early can help slow the spread. Gadsden County officials say they’ve been receiving a lot of calls from people with questions or concerns as the number of cases rises. The emergency call center is a partnership with the Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office, Emergency Management and the Florida Department of Health in Gadsden County. Members of each department will be available to answer questions specifically related to the coronavirus.
Major Shawn Wood says they want county officials to be accessible and to provide the community with needed information, and this resource is just another preventative maintenance measure to keep numbers low.
Emergency officials say the community has been receptive of prevention, like with social distancing. They’re asking the community to continue to do so to help keep those numbers down.
The call center with be open 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. It can be reached by calling (850)743-6070.