Following is Saline County's Wednesday COVID-19 update.
The Saline County Health Department does not have any additional cases of COVID-19 to report today.
The Health Department continues to actively monitor one case who is isolated at home. The rest have met the criteria necessary to be considered recovered and have been released from daily monitoring and isolation.
Saline County Health Officer, Jason Tiller, issued a local health order that makes Phase 2 of the Ad Astra Reopening Plan a local order in Saline County beginning today. Mass gatherings remain restricted to 15 or fewer persons and all activities and business restrictions under Phase 2 remain in effect until at least June 8th. The movement to Phase 3 will depend on monitoring of our testing rates, COVID-19 hospitalizations, ability to contact trace, and the availability of personal protective equipment.
KDHE reported the following in their release and can be found at www.kdheks.gov/coronavirus:
•A total of 9,337 cases with 205 deaths reported.
•There have been 75,151 negative tests conducted at KDHE and private labs.
•The age range is 0 years to 100 years (median 41 years).
Help our community in slowing the spread of this virus by:
•Staying home if you’re sick.
•Wearing masks in public settings.
•Maximize physical distance (6 feet or more) in public settings.
•Avoid socializing with large groups.
•High-risk individuals should only leave the house for essential needs.
•Minimize nonessential travel.
•Check-in (via phone/letter/text/email) with friends and family who are isolated.
•Wash your hands frequently.
Only follow official sources to obtain information: www.saline.org/coronavirus or www.kdheks.gov. Stay Safe & Stay Healthy.