For the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic, Watauga County has seen a steady rise in positive cases.

Jennifer Greene, Director of Public Health for AppHealthCare, shares her thoughts on the change in trajectory, the critical importance of contract tracing, and what the community can do to help reverse the course of this rise in spread of the virus.

She will also discuss what local health officials are doing to help businesses make operational decisions related to staffing and employee safety, what testing procedures are now available in the area, and how local partners are working to increase distribution of educational information about how to slow the spread.

Mind Your Business is produced each week thanks to a partnership between High Country Radio and Appalachian Commercial Real Estate.

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