PPHD: 368 more virus cases reported in the Panhandle

By PPHD

David Brett-Major, MD, MPH joined the Monday, September 27 briefing to discuss COVID and preventable deaths. Dr. Brett-Major is a professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health in the Department of Epidemiology. The full presentation is accessible here: https://tinyurl.com/3xrekfr9.

Vaccinations have protection against all known variants, including Delta. For anyone age 12 and older, please get vaccinated. COVID vaccine is widely available across the Panhandle and there is no charge for the vaccine.

1. Box Butte/Grant: https://tinyurl.com/25mwaapu | safeway.com
2. Walk-ins welcome
3. Dave's Pharmacy Hemingford & Alliance, Monday-Friday, 8 AM - 5:30 PM (Pfizer 2 PM- 5:30 PM)
4. Alliance Community Pharmacy, Monday-Friday, 7:30 AM - 6 PM
5. Cheyenne/Deuel: https://tinyurl.com/5b5uac8p | walmart.com | safeway.com
6. Walk-ins welcome
7. During COVID clinic hours visit https://tinyurl.com/5b5uac8p for days and hours
8. Dawes/Sioux: https://tinyurl.com/x5d5nnbn | walmart.com | safeway.com
9. Walk-ins welcome
10. Western Community Health Resources, Monday-Friday, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
11. Garden: To schedule an appointment visit vaccinate.ne.gov - provider will call you
12. Walk-ins welcome
13. Regional West Garden County Clinic Front Desk, Monday-Friday, 8 AM - 5 PM
14. Kimball: https://tinyurl.com/d2u8txrs
15. Walk-ins welcome
16. Kimball Health Services, Monday-Friday, 8 AM - 4:30 PM
17. Morrill: https://tinyurl.com/sb8mvumm
18. Walk-ins welcome
19. Morrill County Hospital Clinic, Wednesdays, 8 AM - 4 PM
20. Sheridan: https://tinyurl.com/cvrmkv38
21. Walk-ins welcome
22. Gordon Rural Health Clinic, Monday-Friday, 8:30 AM- 9:30 AM
23. Scotts Bluff/Banner: https://tinyurl.com/hkw7wk2p | walmart.com | safeway.com | walgreens.com
24. Walk-ins welcome
25. Gering CAPWN Health Center, Monday-Friday, 9 AM-12 PM & 1 PM-4 PM
26. Scottsbluff County Immunization Clinic, Monday-Friday, 9:40 AM-12:30 PM & 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

If you are homebound or have a condition that makes it hard for you to access a COVID vaccine, please call Kim Engel at 308-633-2866 ext 101.

People who are fully COVID vaccinated will not be required to quarantine due to close contact. If you have lost your COVID vaccine card, go to https://tinyurl.com/2zh7uhhu.

Unified Command confirms 368 more cases of COVID in the Panhandle since last reporting on Monday, September 20.

March 2, 2020-September 27, 2021

1. Positive: 11,133
2. Last week’s cases: (cases/100,000): 318.8
3. Last week’s cases: 275
4. Last week’s positivity rate: 11.7%
5. Deaths: 204
6. Deaths Pending Verification: 10
7. Active Hospitalizations: 22
8. Total Cumulative Hospitalizations: 635

Avoid the Three Cs:

1. Avoid Crowded Places – Avoid gathering in groups where you cannot maintain 6-feet of distance from others
2. Avoid Close Contact – Wear a mask over your nose and mouth or maintain 6-feet distance when you are spending more than 15 total minutes with people you don’t live with
3. Avoid Confined Spaces – Avoid enclosed spaces with poor ventilation

Current COVID testing access can be found at http://pphd.org/COVID-19.html.

The Panhandle COVID dashboard is available at www.pphd.org. The state COVID dashboard is available at https://tinyurl.com/ufj9fcuf. For the most up to date information from the CDC, visit https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html.