Hancock County Reports 167 Cases and 1 Death Related to 

COVID During the Week of January 9-15, 2022

The Hancock County Health Department and Memorial Hospital report one hundred sixty-seven (167) laboratory-confirmed cases and one (1) death related to COVID during the week of January 9-15, 2022.  The Hancock County Health Department and Memorial Hospital extend sympathies to the family and friends of the individual who passed away.  Fifty (50) of the one hundred sixty-seven (167) cases are vaccinated.

Cases include two males in their 80’s, two males in their 70’s, six males in their 60’s, eight males in their 50’s, fifteen males in their 40’s, thirteen males in their 30’s, ten males in their 20’s, six males in their teens, two pre-teen males and six males 10 years old and younger.  In addition, female cases include one female in their 80’s, seven females in their 70’s, eleven females in their 60’s, ten females in their 50’s, sixteen females in their 40’s, fourteen females in their 30’s, thirteen females in their 20’s, nineteen females in their teens, one pre-teen female and five females 10 years old and younger.

There have been a total of three-thousand-seven-hundred-twenty (3720) COVID-19 cases in Hancock County; three-thousand-four-hundred-ninety-seven (3497) people have recovered, one-hundred-eighty-one (181) people are currently isolated, and forty-two (42) have passed.   

Remember to stay home if you are ill, follow the CDC’s isolation and close contact guidance, practice good hand-washing, and wear a mask when you are going to be around people.   Your doctor is most familiar with your health.  Talk to him or her about getting vaccinated, because it can reduce the severity of covid symptoms.