COVID-19 Spike in Newton County Linked to Jasper Nursing Home

KUAF | By Jacqueline Froelich,

Kyle Kellams

Published August 3, 2020 at 1:51 PM CDT

A Jasper town poster encouraging COVID-19 testing.

Newton County, a popular tourist destination and agriculture district, is seeing a spike in COVID-19 cases, concentrated in a Jasper nursing home. Mayor Jan Larson talks about response and implications.

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