The Cooper County Public Health Center has issued a COVID-19 exposure alert.

Administrator Melanie Hutton says in cooperation with Pizza Hut, the health center has announced if you have received walk-in or delivery services from Boonville Pizza Hut on January 9 and/or 11, you may have been exposed to the COVID-19 virus.

Patrons are encouraged to call into the health center at (660) 882-2626 or log into the office website at <https://coopercountypublichealth.com/> then click on contact. Your message will be confidential. You should submit your name, e-mail address, and under comments- your home address, phone number and add your information of which event you attended. If you do not have access to the internet, call the health center.

If you are experiencing even one symptom of several symptoms, you should seek medical care. If you are not feeling well; have sore throat; cough; headache; sinus pressure; nausea; vomiting; shortness of breath; difficulty breathing; loss of smell and/or taste; fever; chills; fatigue; diarrhea; or backache, you should contact your physician for an order to seek out PCR nasal testing in Columbia at either MU, Boone Hospital or Urgent Care clinics. The PCR nasal swab test is better suited in this situation. The Cooper County Public Health Center has testing available by appointment only.

The CDC recommends all individuals get tested if they have been exposed to a known positive case.