| Redding church linked to coronavirus cases REDDING, Calif. — Public health officials say members of a Redding church may have been exposed to coronavirus. Several people are being treated, and their close contacts are in quarantine. Shasta County Department of Health and Humans Services said it discovered a higher than expected number of positive cases in Shasta County are linked to Faith Assembly Church located on Airport Road in Redding. According to a news release from public health, members of this church may be at higher risk of carrying COVID-19, particularly if they attended a weekend event there on March 14 and 15, and they should inform their close contacts and social circles that they may have been exposed. The church has notified members who were at those church events, and it has not held any church sponsored events since that time. Close contacts of all positive cases have been quarantined. “We are impressed with how proactive the church has been since learning about the first case in their congregation,” said Public Health Branch Director Brandy Isola. “We have community transmission in Shasta County. We recognize that there is less than ideal testing capacity in our county, state and country. This means that there are cases of COVID-19 in our community that Public Health has not been notified about. It is critically important that everyone stay at home except for essential services, follow social distancing practices when it is necessary to go out and practice excellent hygiene.” Shasta County has 21 confirmed cases including the first case involving a patient at the Northern California Veterans Home in Redding. Three staff members at the veterans home have also tested positive. Among the Shasta County patients three people have died, two have recovered, several are isolated at home. | 