By Scott Carlson-NP Post
The West Central District Health Department's COVID-19 Community Risk Dial went down again this week.
The risk dial moved from a 2.77 down to a 2.69, which remains in the elevated risk level. There were changes in the following variables that contributed to movement in the dial:
We had a decrease in the following:
- Measure ID R12: Medical & Surgical Beds
The COVID-19 Risk Dial contains recommended guidance to help prevent and control the spread of COVID-19.
While in the Elevated Risk category, physical distance of 6 feet or greater, wearing face coverings when outside the home, frequent handwashing (or use of hand sanitizer), staying home if you are having flu-like or COVID-like symptoms, disinfecting high touch surfaces, and having at-risk and vulnerable people remain home are recommended as the greatest tools in reducing the spread of COVID-19. For more information on recommendations for the various risk categories of the WCDHD Community Risk Dial, please visit the COVID-19 Risk Dial page on our website.
There have been 38 cases of COVID-19 for the time period of February 10-16. As a reminder, WCDHD will be posting a COVID-19 case number update every Thursday with the risk dial update.
Visit the Risk Dial page HERE
Visit the WCDHD COVID-19 Dashboard HERE