Friday 29th March 2024

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Saline County Health Department Public Health Nurse Lisa Thomas was at the meeting of the county commission on Thursday, July 21, and gave an update on the situation regarding COVID-19.

Thomas said there has been an uptick in the number of cases in recent weeks.

Thomas said there has been a few cases of people who have gotten pretty ill and hospitalized, but, all in all, it’s much less severe than it was a couple of years ago.

Thomas says the health department still offers the vaccine to those who want to take it.

Thomas said the CDC changed the isolation and quarantine guidelines several months ago.

It was pointed out that nationally, 70 percent of the eligible population of is fully vaccinated. Thomas says Saline County currently is not quite at 50 percent.

If you need more information, call the health department at (660) 886-3434.