(Clarinda) – As the week goes on, so does the increase in COVID-19 cases in Page County.
Page County Public Health has released its latest COVID issues starting Thursday, including 11 new cases. Three cases were reported in the infant group aged 0–17 years and in the adult category aged 18–40 years. Two cases were reported in the average age category of 41 to 60 years and in the age category of over 80 years. One case was also reported in the category of adults over the age of 61 to 80 years.
The cases come after 27 new cases were reported Monday morning and 16 new cases on Wednesday. Page’s 14-day positivity rate increased to 12.9% and the county’s vaccination rate remains at 48.2%, compared to the state’s vaccination rate of 49.3%.