Pinckneyville hair salon customers may have been exposed to coronavirus, officials say
Customers at a Pinckneyville hair salon could have been exposed to the coronavirus in the last three weeks, according to a public notice from the health department.
The Perry County Health Department issued the notice around 7 p.m. Friday. It said that anyone who visited Moxie Salon between June 24 and July 7 should “monitor for symptoms.”
Health officials said specifically that they should watch for symptoms until July 15 if they visited the salon between June 24 and June 30 or until July 21 if they visited between July 1 and July 7. The salon is located at 210 S. Walnut St. in Pinckneyville, according to its Facebook page.
“If anyone develops symptoms, they are encouraged to contact their medical provider and seek testing,” the health department wrote in the public notice. “Stay home until test results are received. If you have been contacted by the health department, please continue to follow the guidelines that you were provided.”
These are symptoms of COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus, according to the Perry County Health Department:
- Fever or chills
- Cough
- Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
- Fatigue
- Muscle or body aches
- Headache
- New loss of taste or smell
- Sore throat
- Congestion or runny nose
- Nausea or vomiting
- Diarrhea
The health department’s public notice said Moxie Salon was following its recommendations in response to the exposure.
Moxie Salon apologized and said Friday night it would be closed until July 23 “to ensure proper safety measures with our staff, the salon and our clients. The public statement on Facebook was later edited to clarify that the coronavirus was brought into the salon by a customer.
“I can not thank everyone enough for reaching out,” Moxie Salon said Friday night. “Also, Perry County Health Dept has been the best! Very transparent and informative. Praying everyone stays healthy. Thank you again, and I am so sorry.
“... we love each and everyone of our clients and would never ever on purpose harm them.”
A total of 62 Perry County residents had tested positive for COVID-19 as of Friday. The county announced its first and only coronavirus-related death on June 28.
