Lincoln County Public Health reported 131 new cases of COVID-19 between Nov. 29 and Dec. 10.
With a few days left in the two-week reporting period, the Lincoln County case rate had already surpassed the level to enter âextreme riskâ of the Governorâs COVID-19 framework. As of December 18 Lincoln County joins most of the state in the extreme risk category.
During each two-week reporting period if Lincoln County has 97 confirmed and presumptive cases then the county will be in the extreme risk category. The extreme risk threshold is set at a rate of 200 cases per 100,000 people. In addition to the rise in cases, Lincoln County has also had six people in local hospitals last week with the virus.