During the January 24 meeting of Pratt County Commission, Director of the Pratt County Health Department Darcie Van Der Vyver reported to the commissioners that the Kansas National Guard is assisting Pratt County with the operation of a COVID-19 mass testing site. This site has been established in the Pratt Community Building located at 619 N. Main Street. The National Guard will be on site until February 24 with operating hours between 8 a.m. and 12 p.m.
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As the nation’s top infectious disease specialist expressed optimism amid the omicron surge, Kansas doctors continue to warn of challenges hospitals face amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment reported 14,270 new COVID-19 cases, 71 new hospitalizations and 17 new deaths over the weekend.
On January 18, the Kiowa County Health Department reported to Kiowa County commissioners that they are currently short-staffed due to illness. Despite this problem, COVID testing is going well. They are testing 15-20 residents each day and have 85 test kits on hand. There is a Nationwide testing supply shortage. Test kits are not available from the government or for purchase.
Winter weather blasted into Kansas last Tuesday with snowfall amounts totaling over 20 inches in some parts of the state. Pratt County dodged double-digit totals but still recorded 4 to 5 inches on the far western side of the county and 3 inches three miles west-northwest of Preston, according to the U.S. National Weather Service at Dodge City.
Winter and spring will be duking it out across the middle of the nation right around the time Punxsutawney Phil makes his highly anticipated forecast on Feb. 2, Groundhog Day. The clash of seasons will commence as a fresh wave of Arctic air dives southward into the northern Plains and warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico surges northward.
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Pratt Regional Medical Center is sponsoring a COVID-19 Mass Testing Site, assisted by the Kansas National Guard January 24 through February 18 at the Pratt Community Center. Every Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.
Like many other entities in Kiowa County last week, the Kiowa County Senior Center had to make decisions about holding open hours or closing due to a rise of COVID-19 positive cases in the area. Under advisement from the Kiowa County Health Department the Kiowa County Senior Center Board of Directors voted to close the center to all dining in and activities for a week.