Hancock County Reports 58 Cases

Related to COVID During the Week of  December 19-25, 2021

The Hancock County Health Department and Memorial Hospital report fifty-eight (58) laboratory-confirmed COVID cases during the week of December 18-25, 2021.  Eleven (11) of the fifty-six (56) cases are fully vaccinated.

Cases include one male in his 70’s, five males in their 60’s, eight males in their 50’s, four males in their 40’s, six males in their 30’s, four males in their 20’s, one male in his teens, and two males 10 years old and under.  In addition, female cases include five females in their 70’s, six females in their 60’s, three females in their 50’s, four females in their 40’s, two females in their 30’s, three females in their 20’s, three females in their teens, and one female in her  pre-teens.

There have been a total of three-thousand-three-hundred-sixty (3360) COVID-19 cases in Hancock County; three-thousand-one-hundred-seventy-six (3176) people have recovered, one-hundred-forty-six (146) people are currently isolated, and thirty-eight (38) have passed.   

It is important to continue to practice good hand-washing, wear a mask when you are going to be in close proximity to other people, stay home if you are ill and be particularly cautious around older people or those with health conditions.  Practicing these can help protect your family, friends and neighbors.

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