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Finney County ahead of state average on first doses The Finney County Health Department's COVID-19 vaccination site will be moved back from the Mass Vaccination Clinic at the Finney County Fairgrounds to the Health Department in the coming weeks. Colleen Drees, Finney County Health Department director, gave an update on the status of COVID-19 vaccinations at the Finney County Commission's regular meeting Monday. As of Monday morning, the Health Department has given 15,130 COVID-19 vaccines have been given, with approximately 8,580 being first doses and 6,550 being second doses, Drees said. "...

Finney County Health Department gives vaccination update Garden City Telegram An update on COVID-19 in the county and its vaccination status was given to the Finney County Commission at its regular meeting Monday. Colleen Drees, Finney County Health Department director, said as of Monday morning there were 20 active COVID-19 cases in the county and two people are hospitalized at St. Catherine Hospital. Over the course of the pandemic there have been a total of 5,993 positive cases, 10,668 total negative cases and 49 Finney County residents have died of COVID-19, Drees reported. The health dep...

COVID-19 vaccinations continue in Finney County COVID-19 vaccination in Finney County is going well. Colleen Drees, Finney County Health Department director, said the vaccination process has gone great so far. "We're projecting a total of 4,800 vaccines administered by the end of the day Feb. 26, with approximately 800 of those being second doses," she said. Vaccinations this week were deferred to later in the week because last week's cold weather caused a shipping delay of the county's vaccine allotment of doses, Drees said. However, people were still able to receive the vaccine. "Staff was ...

Garden City's face covering ordinance was extended again. The Garden City Commission approved another 30-day extension to its face covering ordinance at its regular commission meeting Tuesday. It was approved with by a 3-2 vote, with Commissioners Manny Ortiz and Roy Cessna dissenting. The ordinance was originally approved at the city's Nov. 17 regular meeting and was designed to expire after 30 days unless extended by a majority vote of the commission prior to its expiration. It has since been extended at the commission's December, January and now February meetings. Colleen Drees, Finney Cou...

The Finney County Commission received an update on COVID-19 within the county at it's meeting Tuesday.