North Central District Health Department (NCDHD) has been made aware of 14 additional cases in the district 9/9/2020. Seven cases in the district, through case investigations, have been determined to be due from community spread: 2 – Holt, 1 – Pierce, 1 – Antelope, 2 – Rock, and 1- Knox. Six cases in the district, through case investigations, have been determined to be due from close contacts with confirmed positive COVID-19 cases: 3 – Pierce and 3 – Rock. One new case is currently under investigation in Holt County.
NCDHD regrets to inform the district of notification of four additional deaths in the district. Two deaths in Cherry County, a male in his 80s and a female in her 80s. Additionally, two deaths in Pierce County, both females in their 80s. The NCDHD staff and administration send their sincerest condolences to these families during this time.
Case count update as of 9/8/2020 at 3:00 PM: 362 Total Cases (TC), 178 Recoveries (R), and 13 Deaths (D). A reminder that Total Case (TC) numbers are represented first, and of those total cases the number of Recovered (R) persons is represented second, and total case related Deaths (D) is represented third.
Antelope: TC: 31, R: 23, D: 1
Boyd: TC: 10, R: 10
Brown: TC: 9, R: 5
Cherry: TC: 54, R: 17, D:4
Holt: TC: 35, R: 20
Keya Paha: TC: 1, R: 1
Knox: TC: 116, R: 59
Pierce: TC: 81, R: 36, D:8
Rock: TC: 25, R:7
Cherry County remains in the yellow risk dial along with Brown, Holt, Knox, Antelope, and Pierce. Rock County has moved to the orange which mandates masks during school. Keya Paha and Boyd remain in the green. Risk dial located here: https://public.tableau.com/profile/heidi.hostert#!/vizhome/RiskDialCounties/NCDHDRiskDial