The Hancock County Health Department and Memorial Hospital report one hundred nineteen (119) laboratory-confirmed cases and two (2) deaths related to COVID during the week of January 2-8, 2022.  The Hancock County Health Department and Memorial Hospital extend sympathies to the families and friends of the two individuals who passed away.   Twenty-seven (27) of the one hundred nineteen (119) cases are vaccinated.

Cases include eight males in their 60’s, ten males in their 50’s, five males in their 40’s, five males in their 30’s, eight males in their 20’s, ten males in their teens, and eight males 10 years old and younger.  In addition, female cases include two female in their 80’s, three females in their 70’s, four females in their 60’s, twelve females in their 50’s, twelve females in their 40’s, six females in their 30’s, seventeen females in their 20’s, five females in their teens, and four females 10 years old and younger.

There have been a total of three-thousand-five-hundred-fifty-three (3553) COVID-19 cases in Hancock County; three-thousand-three-hundred-sixty-seven (3367) people have recovered, one-hundred-forty-five (145) people are currently isolated, and forty-one (41) have passed.   

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.