The distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine is on a steady pace as 28.8 percent of Panhandle residents have received the vaccine.
As of Monday, there were 18,876 Panhandle citizens who have received the vaccine so far. Officials with COVID-19 Unified Command are encouraging people to register to receive the vaccine at https://vaccinate.ne.gov or by calling 833-998-2275.
“People will likely be surprised how quickly they are being scheduled to get their COVID vaccine now,” said Panhandle Public Health District Director Kim Engel in a press release. “Communities are moving to persons aged 30 and older if they are not already at that point.”
As of Monday, there have been 52 more cases of COVID-19 since they last reported on March 15. Box Butte County saw two cases; Cheyenne County saw three cases; Dawes County saw two cases; Grant County saw one case; Kimball County saw one case, Morrill County saw one case, Scotts Bluff County saw 40 cases; and Sheridan County saw two cases.
There were four active hospitalizations in the Panhandle as of Monday. Since the outbreak began in March 2020, there have been 919 cases of COVID-19 in Box Butte County, eight of which have resulted in death. Of those cases, only four occurred in the last 14 days.