On Monday, South Heartland District Health Department (SHDHD) officials reported 30 lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases in the past seven days (April 13-19), bringing the cumulative number of cases in the four-county health district to 4,791.
The new confirmed cases for the seven-day period were 21 in Adams County, one in Clay County, and eight in Webster County. By county, the new cumulative totals are: 3,078 cases in Adams, 754 cases in Clay, 548 cases in Nuckolls, and 411 cases in Webster.
Bever also reported on overall positivity (number of positive tests divided by the number of tests performed). “In the health district for the week ending April 17, positivity increased to 4.1 percent compared to 3.1 percent the week before. If we look only at community testing, the positivity is 10 percent, up from 9.4 percent the previous week,” she said.