The Lafayette County Health Department reported 11 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, August  31. According to the department, seven of the cases came in over the weekend and four were confirmed on Monday.

To date, there have been 240 cases of the virus reported in the county. With 42 of those cases still active, there are 195 persons who have been released from observation.

It is recommended that you do not invite gatherings of other people into your home, and to avoid gatherings in places where social distancing and mask use are not practiced. If you have attended such gatherings either public or private please monitor yourself for symptoms and if sick do not go out in public, and call your health care provider for instructions.

To date, approximately 17-percent of the county population has been tested for the virus. The Mask Order is still in effect in Lafayette County and residents are reminded to use masks as indicated.