Here's Saline County's COVID-19 update for Friday:
The Saline County Health Department does not have any additional cases of COVID-19 to report today.
The Health Department continues to actively monitor two cases who are isolated at home. The rest have met the criteria necessary to be considered recovered and have been released from daily monitoring and isolation.
KDHE reported the following in their release and can be found at www.kdheks.gov/coronavirus:
•A total of 9,719 cases with 208 deaths reported.
•There have been 85,230 negative tests conducted at KDHE and private labs.
•The age range is 0 years to 100 years (median 41 years).
Announcements:
•The Saline County Health Officer issued a press release today outlining the reopening plan and phases moving forward. This plan will be presented to the Board of Health (County Commissioners) at their meeting on Tuesday, June 2nd at 9am for further discussion.
Progression to the next phase will be measured by monitoring our testing rates, COVID-19 hospitalizations, ability to contact trace, and availability of personal protective equipment. Here is what you can do to help reach reopening milestones:
•Continue to follow the county restrictions in place
•Stay home if you’re sick
•Wear 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.