COVID update

According to Barton County Health Department Administrator Joel Dermott, although the weather may have brought everything else to a standstill last week, it didn’t have much impact on the virus. According to Dermott, it was another active week, although he pointed out that the trend line remains very favorable.

“We continue to see all metrics point in a positive direction”, said Dermott, adding, “The positive case line is showing a steep decline for the second straight week, which confirms that we have passed the peak point.”

As of now, a total of 2112 cases have been confirmed in Barton County, with 546 probable cases, 49 active, 38 confirmed deaths, eight probable deaths, 2563 recovered and a total of 74 new cases over the last seven days.