Thursday, February 11, 2021
Groups of 25 people at a time receive education before getting their COVID-19 vaccine at Community Hospital. The hospital, using a list supplied by the health department, is working diligently to contact and vaccinate those in our area.
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McCOOK, Neb. Community Hospital began helping Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department with COVID-19 vaccinations to the public on Jan. 28, according to Sharon Conroy, RN, Community Hospital Infection Preventionist. Since then, closed vaccination pods will be planned weekly.
The hospital is providing meeting room space and staff to phone, vaccinate and organize the clinic as a public service to assist the health department in vaccinating those 65 years and older in the McCook area.
(KTIV) - Nebraska health experts reported 605 new cases of COVID-19 in the state on Wednesday, bringing the total number of cases in the state to 192,042.
Health department data indicates there are 305 in Nebraska, which is the same number reported on Tuesday. A total of 5,844 Nebraska residents have been hospitalized due to COVID-19.
Out of those who have tested positive, 137,684 Nebraskans have recovered, an increase of 712 since the state s last report.
So far, 929,032 Nebraskans have been tested for the virus, and 736,508 have come back negative.
As of Wednesday, 198,194 doses of the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines have been administered, with 55,016 people completing their vaccine series.
Wednesday, February 3, 2021
McCOOK, Neb. New COVID-19 cases have dropped below 100 for the week for the first time since October, according to Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department officials
While the number of new cases is still high 71 it comes as a relief to public health workers and the hospitals and clinics who have been under a heavy burden since the fall wave began.
With the drop in hospitalizations statewide, Gov. Pete Ricketts has moved the state into the green zone for Directed Health Measures. That means fewer restrictions on gatherings while other requirements are still in place. The new DHMs also have additional guidelines on who is required to quarantine after close contact with a positive case of COVID-19, with exceptions for those who have been positive in the last 90 days or have been fully vaccinated. SWNPHD continues to recommend taking precautions when out in public and avoiding the 3 Cs: crowded places, close contact and closed spaces.
BY Pender Community Hospital | January 26, 2021
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Pender, NE (January 25, 2021) – Pender Community Hospital & Medical Clinics, as an extension of Northeast Nebraska Public Health, are set to begin COVID-19 vaccine distribution to phase 1B this week. The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services distributes the COVID-19 vaccines to all Nebraska counties. Each health department determines the protocol to vaccinate eligible recipients.
The first eligible group outlined was Phase 1A: healthcare workers and long-term care facility residents. As Phase 1A wraps up, health departments and healthcare officials will now distribute the vaccine to Phase 1B: people 65 and older, age 18 and above with high-risk medical conditions, and specified groups of essential workers. For information about essential workers eligible in Phase 1B, please reference the Nebraska Department of
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