LINCOLN -- The Lincoln County Health Department today reported the county's second case of COVID-19.
The county was one of the few in the state that had no confirmed cases of COVID-19 for much of the pandemic, reporting its first confirmed case on Wednesday.
In late June, the health department reported a confirmed case, however the person in question was temporarily living outside Kansas, had no Kansas contacts, and no exposure in Kansas. By July 1, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment had removed the person from Lincoln County's official COVID-19 count.
The second confirmed Lincoln County case is in isolation at home and the health department is calling the person's identified contacts, according to a news release from the health department.
"Our goal continues to be preventing and limiting exposure to our population. Per Dr. Lee Norman, KDHE Secretary of Health and Environment, 'Kansas should remain vigilant. It's important to live your lives, but it's also important to take basic precautions, like exercising good hygiene practices. It is up to each of us to do our part,'" the health department noted in the news release.