New Riley County health order to end most COVID restrictions on bars and restaurants
The Riley County Health Department will lift most COVID-19 restrictions on businesses, starting Monday, March 1.
Riley County Local Health Officer Julie Gibbs has issued Health Order No. 20 which rescinds all parts of Order 19 except for mandatory masks and face coverings to be worn in all public spaces throughout the county. Residents are still strongly encouraged to maintain social distancing and follow health and safety guidelines from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Gibbs says the Emergency Operations Center’s Command Staff created criteria to relax limitations and felt many have been achieved. The percent positive rate for new infections remained under 7 percent for four weeks, falling to 3 percent as of last week. In addition the hospital and healthcare system locally is not overwhelmed and the county has maintained
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Source: Riley County Health Department (Feb. 3, 2021)
The weekly percent positive rate of new coronavirus transmissions the final week of January was the lowest in Riley County since mid-October.
Riley County health officials confirmed Wednesday a 5.2 percent positive rate for the week ending Jan. 30 with 148 positive tests out of 2,868 total tests. It’s the lowest percent positive rate since the transmission rate was 5 percent the week ending Oct. 17 when the county confirmed 55 positive cases out of 1,105 total tests.
The health department has identified 23 new positive cases and 18 more recoveries since its previous report on Monday. Ascension Via Christi continues to care for five positive patients, including one who is in the Intensive Care Unit.