Saline County issued the following statement Wednesday evening concerning additional confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in the county.
The Saline County Health Department has been notified of two additional positive cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Saline County. The positive cases were identified through testing sent to a private lab and to the KDHE lab.
One case is a female in her 60’s. The other case is a male in his 60’s. These cases are not related. Both cases are not associated with known close contacts or travel to hot spot areas. Due to HIPAA, no other patient information will be released. Both individuals are under the care of medical staff at Salina Regional Health Center.
The Saline County Health Department is working to identify any close contacts of these individuals. Those that were exposed will be contacted by the Saline County Health Department as soon as possible.
As stated many times before, this is a rapidly changing situation. Governor Kelly’s Stay-atHome Order is in effect until April 19th. Our local government leaders are working hard and are making difficult decisions as it relates to the best interests of the health and safety of our citizens and employees. Please ensure that you are only following official sources: www.saline.org/coronavirus or http://www.kdheks.gov/.