Reno County health officials plead for expanded testing to help keep schools open
Health staff and local clinicians told the county commission that wider community testing, combined with masks and hygiene, is needed to lower the positive-test rate to 5% or less and support school reopening; county staff said a competitive grant is pending and additional local funding is possible after state approval.
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Karen Hammersmith reported the county's most recent COVID numbers to the commission, saying, "We have 133 active cases as of this morning with 6 clusters. We've had 1 fatality," and laid out steps county staff are pursuing to increase testing and public outreach.
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