Following is the Saline County Health Department COVID-19 update for Friday.
●One additional member of our community has lost their life to COVID-19 since our last update on Wednesday.
●Salina Regional Health Center reports that they have 8 patients currently hospitalized due to COVID-19.
●There have been 40 new cases of COVID-19 reported since Wednesday.
●KDHE has identified 274 variants in the 398 samples sent from Saline County for sequencing.
●The staff at the Saline County Health Department is currently monitoring 427 cases of COVID-19.
More in-depth data and additional information can be found on the Saline County Coronavirus webpage, KDHE COVID-19 Information Site, and CDC COVID-19 Tracker.