Coronavirus: Parker County Judge Infected; 'I'm going to survive this!'

WEATHERFORD, TX – Parker County has confirmed its first positive case of COVID-19 on Monday morning. In a Facebook post Justice of the Peace for Precinct 1, Judge Kelvin Miles announced he had tested positive for coronavirus.

According to Weatherford Democrat.com, in his statement Judge Miles explained that he had become ill on March 14^th and had stayed home after he was tested. The 63-year-old explained the measures he had taken to ensure the virus didn’t spread further.

“The flu test came back negative and I had to wait until [Sunday] to get the results back for the Coronavirus. And I do have it. I have not left my house except the trip to the doctor last Monday. I don’t want to start a panic. I’m almost 63 and I’m going to survive this,” according to Miles statement. “I have not had contact with anyone except my wife and have both not left the house. I couldn’t report this because I didn’t know what I had until [Sunday] evening. This is not fun, but we will survive this. If you have the symptoms go, get checked out. And please stay home and not spread this. I have not been anywhere else to be infected.”

In a phone call with local media Judge Miles urged citizens to take their symptoms seriously and practice social distancing measures to reduce the risk of spreading the disease

“The main thing is for people to stay home if they have the symptoms and get the test run, but if you think you might have it don’t be running around giving it to everybody,” Miles said. “I’ve been home for I guess 10 or 11 days now without leaving the house and the doctor has advised me to stay [home] for another two weeks, which I am. The main thing is I don’t want to spread this and have some elderly person die from it. People who already have health problems are the ones that are going to be most affected by it. The first five or six days I was pretty ill, but I’m on the mend now. I still have a little bit of a cough, but all the other symptoms are gone.”

On Monday morning the Parker County commissioners unanimously approve a local disaster order.