{"id":22090,"date":"2020-03-25T15:23:05","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T21:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/?p=63933"},"modified":"2020-03-25T18:23:11","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T00:23:11","slug":"grand-lakes-town-manager-recovering-from-covid-19-in-isolation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/local-news\/grand-lakes-town-manager-recovering-from-covid-19-in-isolation\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Lake\u2019s town manager recovering from COVID-19 in isolation"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image p402_hide\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/file1-769x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/file1-769x1024.jpeg 769w, https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/file1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/file1-768x1022.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/file1-1154x1536.jpeg 1154w, https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/file1-1539x2048.jpeg 1539w, https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/file1-scaled.jpeg 1923w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\"><figcaption><strong>Grand Lake Town Manager John Crone snaps a selfie while working from home after he came down with a case of COVID-19 last week. Crone is feeling much better now, and he&#8217;s asking anyone who thinks he or she may be sick to stay home and isolate.<\/strong><br \/><em>Courtesy John Crone<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Grand Lake\u2019s town manager is recovering in isolation, exhausted and missing his family, but feeling a lot better since coming down with a case of COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to questions from the Sky-Hi News on Tuesday, John Crone confirmed that he tested positive last week for COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>Schelly Olson, a spokesperson for the county\u2019s COVID-19 response team, said county officials have traced Crone\u2019s steps and notified anyone identified as being at a heightened risk of exposure after coming into close contact with Crone. She added that anyone who had contact but has not been notified by the county\u2019s health department has been ruled out for being at a higher risk.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a timeframe of exposure risk that is investigated for each positive case, so if you haven\u2019t been notified, you\u2019re not identified as someone in close contact with someone who tested positive within the timeframe of risk,\u201d Olson explained.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<div class=\"row shn-donation p-0\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-4 p-2\">\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/shn-logo-2x-wht.png)\" class=\"p-0 mt-2 mb-2 h-75 text-center rocket-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/shn-logo-2x-wht.png\" class=\"logo m-0 p-0 invisible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-xl-8 p-3 text-center\">\n<h3 class=\"d-inline mr-3\">Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p><button class=\"btn d-inline\" type=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/donate\/?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=news%20article&amp;utm_campaign=donation\">Donate<\/a><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Crone and his family have a home in Summit County and a condo in Grand County, as Crone previously worked for the town of Winter Park before becoming Grand Lake\u2019s town manager in November.<\/p>\n<p>However, Crone said the last time he was in Summit, where there have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/10th-coronavirus-case-confirmed-summit-county-issues-updated-restrictions-on-gatherings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10 confirmed cases<\/a><i class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i> of the coronavirus, was on March 6, so it\u2019s more likely he contracted the virus in Grand County. That would suggest there has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steamboatpilot.com\/news\/australians-who-were-in-steamboat-test-positive-for-covid-19-officials-now-say-theres-evidence-of-community-spread\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">community spread<\/a><i class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i>, which has not yet been confirmed by the limited number of tests performed here.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless how Crone contracted COVID-19, he wasn\u2019t showing symptoms during the Grand Lake Board of Trustees meeting on March 9, when the town\u2019s response to the coronavirus was high on the agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Exactly one week later, as the same elected officials held an emergency meeting to ramp up the town\u2019s coronavirus response, Crone was physically absent and wired in through a speakerphone. Over the phone, he told the board he was feeling ill and isolating as a precaution, though he didn\u2019t think he had the coronavirus based on his symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>Recalling his week, Crone said he began sweating on his way into work that Monday morning and that was the first sign he saw that he might be getting sick. Crone said he immediately turned his car around, went to his condo and has been isolating there ever since.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince I started showing symptoms, I have not been in contact in any way with anyone,\u201d Crone said, emphasizing how important self-isolation is to stopping viral outbreaks.<\/p>\n<p>He didn\u2019t think he had COVID-19 at the time, but Crone still took precautions to segregate himself from others. He\u2019s really glad he did too because he was tested for the virus Tuesday and he got the results back Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The way Crone described his week, it was hell and possibly one of the worst of his life. He estimated that he lost about 20 pounds during the whole ordeal, which has left him weak and tired.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been difficult, especially during the worst of it,\u201d Crone said. \u201cIt was really difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He had supplies dropped off at his front door, and he hasn\u2019t seen his family in person since he fell ill. Crone said he\u2019s not showing any more symptoms, except that he\u2019s still exhausted. He\u2019s also still working from home and isolating for the time being.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll be quarantining myself another week just to be safe,\u201d Crone said, adding that anyone who shows signs of sickness should do the same to prevent spreading the virus.<\/p>\n<p>Grand County Public Health did not release Crone\u2019s name after he tested positive for COVID-19 out of privacy concerns for the patient, Olson said. However, Crone said that he agreed to speak to the newspaper out of hope his experience might ease some people\u2019s fears and lead others to take precautions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c(COVID-19) can get anyone, and if you suspect anything, isolate yourself,\u201d Crone said. \u201cThis is not a virus you want to get or that you want to give to anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So far, the number of COVID-19 cases in Grand County is holding steady at two with another case with close ties to the county reported. As more testing becomes available, those numbers will only rise, and Grand County Public Health has issued a stay-at-home advisory for residents while warning guests the county is not a safe haven from the coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Crone is still recovering in isolation and his family is doing well, he said.<\/p>\n<p>His family hasn\u2019t shown any symptoms of the virus, which is somewhat interesting because they visited him the day before he became ill. Also, Crone\u2019s wife is a health care provider at St.&nbsp;Anthony Summit Medical Center, where Colorado\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/news\/summit-county-patient-first-to-test-positive-for-coronavirus-in-colorado\/\">first confirmed case<\/a> of the virus was found.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI miss them, but other than that, we\u2019re all doing pretty well,\u201d Crone said of his family. \u201cI\u2019m bouncing back hard, just exhausted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Like many people, Crone is looking forward to the return of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/news\/a-bite-of-normalcy\/\">some normalcy<\/a> once the coronavirus has subsided. He doesn\u2019t know how long that might take, but he\u2019s hoping for a speedy return to everyday life.<\/p>\n<p>More than anything, Crone is grateful for everyone who reached out to offer him help, including dropping off food, supplies or whatever he needed. He said all that support \u201cshowed a lot about the character of Grand County\u2019s people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to understand this is not normal,\u201d Crone said of the coronavirus. \u201cThis is a unique situation, and it is going to be rough on all of us. We have to stick together. We have to look out for our friends and our neighbors, and hopefully we\u2019ll get through this sooner than later.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/news\/grand-lakes-town-manager-recovering-from-covid-19-in-isolation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Sky-Hi News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grand Lake Town Manager John Crone snaps a selfie while working from home after he came down with a case of COVID-19 last week. Crone is feeling much better now, and he&#8217;s asking anyone who thinks he or she may be sick to stay home and isolate.Courtesy John Crone Grand Lake\u2019s town manager is recovering [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-22090","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-19 14:57:23","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KRKY Ski Country","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22090","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22090"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22090\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22097,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22090\/revisions\/22097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22090"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22090"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}