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Here is Saline County’s COVID-19 update for Wednesday.
●80% of hospitalized patients are under 60 years old.
●Variants were identified in 56 of the 180 samples sent for sequencing.
●50 new cases of COVID-19.
●CVS vaccinations are now being reported.
The Salina Regional Health Center reports that they currently have 10 patients who require hospitalization for COVID-19. Eight of the 10 are between 20 and 60 years old. Most of these patients are residents of Saline County. The vaccination status of hospitalized people is not available at the moment.
There have been 50 new cases of COVID-19 identified since our last update on Monday, making 109 new cases in the past five days. Saline County Health Department staff are actively monitoring 250 cases of COVID-19. There have been a total of 6,662 confirmed cases, and at least 6,292 people have recovered from COVID-19, and 120 members of our community have died from COVID-19.
KDHE identified variants in 56 of 180 samples sent from Saline County for sequencing.
At least 22,384 people have been vaccinated in Saline County. This is around 41.2% of the total population and an increase of 1.3% (or 770 additional residents) from the previous week.
This data now reflects vaccinations administered by the CVS that are now reported through the Federal Partnership Program.
The best way to stop the spread of COVID-19 and thus prevent the virus from mutating is:
●Stay home if you are sick.
●Get tested if you don’t feel well, even if you don’t think it’s COVID. You can find test centers at gogettested.com.
●To get vaccinated. You can find a vaccine on vaccins.gov.
●Wear a mask, especially if you are not fully immunized.
●Keep at least 6 feet away between yourself and those you don’t live with.
●Do not travel to “Hot spots”.
●If your test is positive, self-isolate immediately and be open and honest with COVID social workers about your contacts.
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