After reporting just four positive cases of COVID-19 in the first month of testing, Lee County’s numbers have quadrupled in the last week with two additional positive tests on Tuesday. According to the Lee County Department of Health, the county has now had 16 positive cases.
According to the county, positive cases are monitored by the Health Department until they are recovered. Currently, three of the 16 cases have recovered and the department continues to monitor 13 individuals.
At this time, there have been no deaths reported in Lee County attributed to COVID-19.