Jan 20, 2022

PPHD: Panhandle virus cases rapidly rising

Posted Jan 20, 2022 12:12 AM

By PPHD

COVID cases continue to rapidly rise in the Panhandle.

775 more cases of COVID were confirmed with 176 additional cases reported since the dashboard was updated this morning. Children in the age range of 0-19 make up 28% of the overall COVID cases.


Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) State Epidemiologist Dr. Matthew Donahue and his team completed an in-depth analysis of vaccination rates correlated to hospitalizations.

The analysis concluded that individuals who received the vaccine, but not the booster were 11 times less likely to be hospitalized. More dramatically, individuals who got their booster shot were 46 times less likely to be hospitalized.

COVID vaccine is widely available across the Panhandle for individuals age 5 and over, there are no out-of-pocket expenses.

Everyone age 12 and older is recommended to get a COVID booster shot at least two months after a 1-dose vaccine, Johnson & Johnson, or at least five months after a 2-dose vaccine, Pfizer or Moderna.

  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
  4. Alliance Community Pharmacy, Monday-Friday, 7:30 AM - 6 PM
  5. Hyannis, Sandhills State Bank, 3p-6:30p, February 1, March 1
  6. Cheyenne/Deuel: https://tinyurl.com/5b5uac8p | walmart.com | safeway.com
  7. Walk-ins welcome
  8. Dalton Fire Hall 3p-6:30p, February 8
  9. Big Springs Fire Hall 3p-4:30p & Chappell Fire Hall, 5p-6:30p, January 27, February 24
  10. Dawes/Sioux: https://tinyurl.com/x5d5nnbn | walmart.com | safeway.com
  11. Walk-ins welcome Western Community Health Resources, Monday-Friday, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, Call 308-432-8979 to schedule an appointment outside these hours.
  12. Garden: To schedule an appointment, call (308) 772-3283.
  13. Regional West Garden County Clinic, Monday-Friday, 8 AM - 5 PM
  14. Kimball: https://tinyurl.com/d2u8txrs
  15. Walk-ins welcome Kimball Health Services, Monday-Friday, 8 AM - 4:30 PM
  16. Morrill: Call to schedule an appointment
  17. Walk-ins welcome
  18. Morrill County Hospital Clinic (Bridgeport), Thursdays, 8 AM - 4:30 PM call 308-262-1755
  19. Chimney Rock Medical Center (Bayard), Tuesdays, 8 AM - 4:30 PM call 308-586-1717
  20. Sheridan: https://tinyurl.com/cvrmkv38
  21. Walk-ins welcome
  22. Gordon Rural Health Clinic, Monday-Friday, 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM and 1 PM - 4 PM
  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. Scotts Bluff County Immunization Clinic, 313 W 38th St, Monday-Friday, 9:30 AM-5:30 PM
  27. Guadalupe Center 2nd Saturday of each month 8 AM-10 AM

If you are homebound or have a condition that makes it hard for you to access a COVID vaccine, Call Vianey Zitterkopf, RN at 308-430-8390 or Janet Felix, LPN at 308-672-4653.

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.

March 2, 2020-January 19, 2022

  1. Positive: 16,914
  2. Last week’s cases (cases/100,000): 898.4
  3. Last 7-day cases: 775
  4. Last week’s positivity rate: 16.6%
  5. Deaths: 270
  6. Deaths Pending Verification: 22
  7. Active Hospitalizations: 25
  8. Total Cumulative Hospitalizations: 784

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.

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