Confirmed case of omicron in St. Lucie County – WPBF West Palm Beach

TO CLINT SPERBER A SHORT TIME AGO. HE’S THE DIRECTOR OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HERE IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY AND HE HAS CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS A PRESUMPTIVE CASE OF THE OMICRON VARIANT HERE IN SAINT LUCIE COUNTY. LET ME GO AHEAD ANDOW N EXPLAIN TO YOU WHAT EXACTLY A PRESUMPTIVE CASE IS THAT MEANS A STATE LAB HAS DETERMINED TTHA IT IS THE OMICRON VARIANT, BUT IT’S STILL MTUS BE CONFIRMED BY THE CDC. NO WORD AS TO EXACTLY WHEN THAT MIGHT HAPPEN, BUT SPERBER SAYS IT SHOULD BE ANY TIME NOW AS FOR THE PATIENT HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE GIVING NO DETAILS. ALL NO WORD ON SYMPTOMS OR WHERE THE CASE WAS DISCOVERED ALSO. NO WORD ON WHERE THE PATIENT MAY HAVE PICKED UP THE VIRUS THE FOLKS HERE AT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT DID SAY THIS IS A REMINDER THAT COVID-19 IS STILL VERY PRESENT IN OUR COMMUNITIES. THEY ASKED ME TO PASS ALONG THEIR MESSAGE ONE MORE TIME. THEY SAY THE BEST WAY TO PROTECT YOURSELF IS TO GET VACCINATED AND TO GET THE BOOSTER REPORTING