April 7, 2021—Four Corners Health Department COVID-19 Updates For the first time, a COVID variant has been identified in the Four Corners District. The health department was notified on April 6 that a positive laboratory test was sequenced as California B.1.429. This is different from the predominant variant, UK B.1.1.7,Continue Reading
April 5, 2021—Four Corners Health Department COVID-19 Update Starting this week, all Four Corners residents age 18+ are eligible for COVID-19 vaccination at the District’s designated vaccination sites. As of Monday, April 5, there are still open slots available for vaccines this week, and new time slots will be addedContinue Reading
April 2, 2021—Four Corners Health Department COVID-19 Weekly Update On Friday, April 2, the Four Corners Risk Dial was reset and remains at 1.83 for another week. For the next week, the dial is set in the Yellow: Moderate COVID-19 Risk Level. Public health recommendations and the COVID-19 dashboard areContinue Reading
March 31, 2021—Four Corners Health Department COVID-19 Update and 1 New Death The recent death of a Seward County man in his 90’s has been confirmed as COVID-19 related. This increases the total District COVID-19 related deaths to 74, and Seward County to 31. Polk County remains at 18 totalContinue Reading
March 29, 2021—Four Corners Health Department COVID-19 Update In the past 3 days (March 27-29), there were 16 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the District: Seward County added 9 new cases for 1,918 cases total. Butler County increased by 3 cases to a total of 852. York County hadContinue Reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 26, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT Julie Naughton, Department of Health and Human Services, (402) 471-1695 Julie.Naughton@nebraska.gov Emily Case, Department of Environment and Energy, (402) 471-4245 Emily.Case@nebraska.gov Potential Air Quality Impacts from Prescribed Burning in Kansas, Oklahoma Lincoln – An advisory of possible Moderate (yellow category) impacts may occur inContinue Reading
March 26, 2021— Four Corners Health Department COVID-19 Weekly Update On Friday, March 26, the Four Corners Risk Dial has been reset and increases to 1.83 from the previous week’s 1.38. For the next week, the dial remains in the Yellow: Moderate COVID-19 Risk Level. Factors in the increase inContinue Reading
March 24, 2021— Four Corners Health Department COVID-19 Update and Reporting Another Death The District has experienced another COVID-19 related death with the recent loss of a Seward County woman in her 90’s. This brings the District’s total COVID-19 related deaths to 73: Seward County reaches 30, Polk County totalsContinue Reading
March 22, 2021— Four Corners Health Department COVID-19 Update—District Surpasses 5,000 Case Mark In the past 3 days (March 20-22), there were 18 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the District: Seward County added 7 new cases for 1,891 cases total. York County had 6 new cases for a totalContinue Reading
March 19, 2021— Four Corners Health Department COVID-19 Weekly Update On Friday, March 19, the Four Corners Risk Dial has been reset and stays at 1.38. For the next week, the dial remains in the Yellow: Moderate COVID-19 Risk Level. Public health recommendations and the COVID-19 dashboard are posted onContinue Reading