It may feel like there’s light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel, but we’re apparently still in the tunnel.
Lyon County Public Health Emergency Preparedness Director Jennifer Millbern says overall caseload is holding steady at around 10 new cases a reporting period, but other stats indicate we still have some distance before COVI-19 is truly out of the picture.
In addition, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there is still “substantial” community transmission in Lyon County, putting the county in an orange category. Millbern says things have improved a great deal since last fall, but residents still need to wear their masks and keep social distancing — especially with other states seeing increased caseloads and with spring break next week for many area school districts.
As Lyon County’s main numbers have hit a plateau, the county has gotten some assurance one mitigation strategy — non-congregate housing — will continue as long as the pandemic is in place.
Public Health is now taking self-scheduled applications for the primary dose clinic March 25. People can go online to www.publichealth.lyoncounty.org for information and to schedule their slots. About 1,400 doses will be available for people in Phases 1-4, basically meaning anybody working outside of the home or anybody with medical conditions that could lead to severe COVID-19 symptoms are eligible. About 1,000 people will get their booster doses at the March 26 clinic.
Millbern is on KVOE’s airwaves every Thursday at 7:15 am. KVOE also has a weekly COVID-19 Vaccination Briefing at 8:20 am every Monday.
