Press Release
June 18, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Possible Exposure to COVID-19
With her consent, Stephanie Coombes, owner of the American House and Hotel on Main Street
in Angelica has allowed us to release that she has tested positive for COVID-19. “With Mrs.
Coombes’ full cooperation, after a comprehensive investigation, people have been placed in
Isolation or Quarantine” said Brittney Schuld, Director of Patient Services for the Allegany County
Department of Health. “Looking at the timeline, we’re asking anyone that patronized the
American House and Hotel from June 10, 2020, to June 13, 2020, AND had more than 10
minutes of direct contact (less than six feet) without a face mask, to call their health care
provider about securing a COVID-19 test. If you do not have a provider, you can call the Health
Department at (585) 268-9250 to secure a test,” Schuld said. “We want to sincerely thank Mrs.
Coombes for her full cooperation and consent to release this information for the health and safety
of the public. She has made our job much easier with her forthright and helpful attitude,” Schuld
said.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Residents Cautioned About Travel and COVID-19
The Allegany County Department of Health would like to caution residents about travel to or from
the portions of the United States currently experiencing an increase in COVID-19 cases. “Over
the past week or so, some of our cases have been linked to travel, especially Florida,” said Tyler
Shaw, Deputy Public Health Director for the Health Department. “If you have recently traveled
to an area experiencing an increase in COVID-19, we recommend you have a discussion with
your healthcare provider to secure a COVID-19 test. We ask that you self-quarantine yourself
and limit exposures as much as possible upon return to Allegany County until you get a negative
test result,” he said. If you do not have a provider, you can call the Health Department at (585)
268-9250 for further discussion. Please consider future travel plans carefully, and if you do have
to travel, again, please use caution, self-quarantine yourself, and limit exposures to the public
and family members as much as possible upon your return. “Please help us keep our residents
safe and stop the spread of COVID-19,” Shaw said.
