Experts urge Christmas COVID-19 caution
12/23/20 3:25 AM
GREENFIELD Although the first doses of COVID-19 vaccines are being distributed in Hancock County and around Indiana, local and state officials are still urging Hoosiers to exercise caution starting this week, when holiday gatherings are expected to be a major driver of coronavirus community spread.
Experts agreed that the best thing to do to limit the spread is to celebrate the holidays only with members of your own household. However, many Americans will likely gather on Christmas and New Year’s Eve anyway. During the past weekend, airports screened more than a million passengers each day, the most since Nov. 29, in a sign that public health pleas to avoid holiday travel are being ignored, despite an alarming surge in COVID-19 cases, The Associated Press reported.
Hancock County sees 23 more COVID cases
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Adams County reports 64 new COVID cases
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Restaurant Inspections – December 19
12/18/20 7:57 PM
The Hancock County Health Department inspects restaurants four times annually and violations are determined as “C” for critical, “NC” for noncritical and “R” for repeated violations. The following inspections are based on information obtained from Retail Food Inspection Reports.
Oct. 29
Location: 209 S. Main St., Fortville
Type of Inspection: Routine
Violations found: C – spray bottle filled with chemicals need to be labeled, corrected; NC – need to provide proper test strips for sanitizer, to be corrected by Nov. 15.
Mozzi’s Pizza
Type of Inspection: Routine
Violations found: NC – need to provide test strips for sanitizer, to be corrected by Nov. 15; C – need to provide hand washing station in food prep/washing area, a different area for drying/draining is suggested, to be corrected by Nov. 15.
188 New Cases, Six More Area COVID Deaths Thursday
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The Hancock County Health Department reported 16 new coronavirus cases, running their case total to 1,191, with 270 isolated, four hospitalized and 24 deaths.
There were ten new COVID cases reported in Pike County. Their case total is now 1,225, with 120 active, 16 hospitalized and 33 deaths.
The Brown County Health Department reported its sixth COVID related death, a male in his 70s.
There were also two new cases reported in Brown County, with 57 active and two hospitalized.
There were 84 new cases and five more deaths due to COVID-19 around northeast Missouri Thursday.