Virus hits frontline workers in taxed public health system Chantee Mack was a veteran public health worker, so she knew the coronavirus could killAs a veteran public health worker, Chantee Mack knew the coronavirus could kill. Public health workers in other states, including Ohio, Oregon, California and Georgia, have also contracted the coronavirus, and in some cases even worked throughout their sickness to address the ongoing pandemic. Instead, county health officer Dr. Ernest Carter said in a statement they were heartbroken over the loss of a valued employee who had worked there since 2001. “It’s so messed up.”A TERRIBLE PRICEThree employees who worked at Oregon’s Multnomah County Health Department also contracted the virus. In Ohio, it struck workers at the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department, forcing the community’s main COVID-19 response team into quarantine.

Source: ABC News July 21, 2020 14:48 UTC