As your Sheriff I wanted to take this opportunity to thank
our citizens, businesses and civil leaders for the exceptional response and
cooperation you are showing during these difficult times in regards to
COVID-19.
As I moved around the county late last Friday afternoon and
evening I saw a tremendous response from our restaurants and bars in
immediately adhering to the Governor’s latest Executive Order (20-71). As I continued over the weekend to check on
some of our businesses I saw an even greater response in applying the
requirements of the Executive Order. I
salute and thank all of our restaurant owners, managers and other business
leaders in our county for making this effort to slow the spread of this
pandemic.
To our citizens thank you for your willingness, to the best
of your abilities, to adhere to the protective measures that we are asking you
to follow. These protective measures are
so vitally important to the safety and welfare of all of us. As we move forward in these uncertain and
unprecedented times I would ask that all citizens follow all recommendations of
the Center for Disease Control (CDC), our local Department of Health and
mandates ordered in the Governor’s Executive Orders. The list below will serve as a reminder of
some protective steps to follow. Additional
protective steps and symptoms of COVID-19 can be found on the CDC’s website (https://www.cdc.gov).
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Please do your best to socially distance with a
distance of six (6) feet from other individuals.
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Please wash your hands often with soap and water
for at least twenty (20) seconds.
·
Use sanitizers (with at least 60% alcohol) when
washing hands is not an option.
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Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with
unwashed hands.
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Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you
cough or sneeze or use the inside of your elbow. Immediately wash your hands.
Most importantly please consult with your doctor and
self-isolate if you have the symptoms of COVID-19 and test if your doctor or
medical provider recommends the same.
I want to also thank all of our medical professionals
including our Department of Public Safety EMTs, Paramedics and all of our
Fire/Rescue personnel for all they are doing to respond to the COVID-19
pandemic. They are working extremely hard with the pandemic issues on top of
their normal everyday emergency situations.
In addition, I want to thank my Deputies, Detention
Officers, 911 Telecommunicators and all of our administrative staff as well as
all of our local Police and Fire/Rescue Departments for their continuing effort
to serve our citizens during these difficult and precarious times.
Once again thank you to all of our citizens for remaining
vigilant and cooperative as we battle COVID-19.
To all of our citizens, families, workers and especially our restaurant
servers and workers who have been laid off or hours reduced our prayers are
with you that we will be able to resolve this disease as soon as possible.
We are certainly blessed to live in Levy County and can be
thankful that all of our leaders are dedicated to working together to keep our
citizens safe. From our Judges, County
Commissioners, Constitutional Officers, Department of Health, and our Emergency
Management Department, I can assure you, our citizens that we are doing
everything in our power to protect and serve you. But, the only reason that we have no
confirmed cases in Levy County at this time is not because of us, but because
of you, our citizens and your willingness to follow the precautions that are
being both mandated and recommended.
To all of our citizens please stay safe and call us at the
Sheriff’s Office (352-486-5111) if we can help you in any way. Also please use the Emergency Operation
Center website at www.levydisaster.com
for the latest updated information on COVID-19 for Levy County.