Here is the Saturday COVID-19 update from Saline County:
The Saline County Health Department does not have any additional cases of COVID-19 to report today.
We recognize that graduation ceremonies were planned to occur today for Kansas Wesleyan University and K-State Polytechnic. While in-person ceremonies have been postponed, we want to extend our congratulatory wishes to all graduates.
Announcements:
•KDHE announced that beginning Monday, May 11th, the Daily Case Summary will only be released on Monday’s, Wednesday’s, and Friday’s.
As we attempt to reopen Saline County, the entire community is counting on each person to follow the below recommendations to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.
•It is highly encouraged to continue to wear cloth masks and maintain social distancing.
•It is highly encouraged for people to only leave their homes for essentials.
•It is highly recommended those employees in any service industry wear PPE (especially cloth masks).
•It is highly encouraged to continue telework.
•Avoid socializing in person with groups of 10 or more individuals in both indoor and outdoor settings.
•Any employees exhibiting symptoms should be required to stay at home and asked to call their health care provider.
•It will take the effort to follow the above recommendations from everyone in our community to continue our reopening.
Help our community in slowing the spread of this virus. Only follow official sources to obtain information: www.saline.org/coronavirus or www.kdheks.gov. Stay Safe & Stay Healthy.