Following is the Saline County COVID-19 update for Wednesday.
●80 percent of hospitalized patients are under 60.
●Variants have been identified in 56 of 180 samples sent for sequencing.
●50 new cases of COVID-19.
●CVS vaccinations are now being reported.
Salina Regional Health Center reports they currently have 10 patients who require hospitalization for COVID-19. Eight of the 10 are between 20 and 60. Most of these patients are residents of Saline County. The vaccination status of the hospitalized individuals is not available at this time.
There have been 50 new COVID-19 cases identified since our last update on Monday, making 109 new cases in the last five days. The Saline County Health Department staff is actively monitoring 250 cases of COVID-19. There has been a total of 6662 confirmed cases, and at least 6292 people have recovered from COVID-19, and 120 members of our community have died due to COVID-19.
KDHE has identified variants in 56 of the 180 specimens sent from Saline County for sequencing.
At least 22,384 people have been vaccinated in Saline County. This accounts for approximately 41.2 percent of the total population and an increase of 1.3 percent (or an additional 770 residents) over the previous week.
This data now reflects vaccinations administered by CVS that are now being reported through the Federal Partnership Program.
The best way to stop the spread of COVID-19 and thus prevent mutation of the virus is:
●Stay home if you are sick.
●Get tested if you feel unwell, even if you don’t believe it is COVID. You can find testing centers at gogettested.com.
●Get vaccinated. You can find a vaccine at vaccines.gov.
●Wear a mask, especially if you are not fully vaccinated.
●Maintain at least 6 feet of distance between yourself and those with whom you do not live.
●Do not travel to “hot spots."
●If you test positive, isolate immediately and be open and honest with COVID caseworkers about your contacts.