The Leavenworth Times
Beginning Monday, people will no longer be required to wear masks when visiting Leavenworth City Hall or other city buildings.
Leavenworth City Manager Paul Kramer said face coverings will be optional.
He said the city is also removing occupancy limitations that were in place at the Riverfront Community Center.
Kramer said city officials already had made the decision to change the mask requirement before the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released updated guidance for fully vaccinated people on Thursday.
The CDC stated on its website that people who are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 “can resume activities without wearing a mask or physically distancing, except where required by federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial laws, rules, and regulations, including local business and workplace guidance.”
The Leavenworth Times
The Leavenworth County Health Department reported Monday 23 new cases of the coronavirus in the county since May 3.
The Health Department releases updates about local COVID-19 cases each Monday.
The 23 new cases reported are what Health Department officials refer to as community cases.
A total of 6,848 confirmed cases of the virus have been reported in Leavenworth County since the beginning of the pandemic.
As of Monday afternoon, Health Department officials were monitoring 24 active community cases in the county.
Three Leavenworth County residents were in the hospital Monday because of COVID-19. A total of 232 county residents have been hospitalized because of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic.
The Leavenworth County Health Department is changing the location of its COVID-19 vaccination clinics.
Health Department officials initially offered vaccination clinics at their offices at 500 Eisenhower Road. But since February, the clinics have taken place at the Riverfront Community Center in downtown Leavenworth.
Leavenworth County Health Officer Jamie Miller said the clinics will move back to the Health Department next week.
Miller spoke Wednesday to county commissioners.
Miller said around 100 people came to last week’s clinic for their first doses of COVID-19 vaccines. He said most of the vaccine shots being administered by the Health Department are now for people receiving their second doses.
The Leavenworth Times
The Leavenworth County Health Department will once again be offering extended hours for its weekly walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinic.
This week’s clinic is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Riverfront Community Center, 123 S. Esplanade St.
The clinic is open to anyone who is 18 years old and older. People do not have to be residents of Leavenworth County to be vaccinated at the clinic.
People are asked to bring photo identification.
This is the second time the Leavenworth County Health Department has extended hours for a clinic into the evening.
While many of the Health Department’s previous clinics have taken place on Thursdays, this week’s clinic is set for Wednesday.