Four Corners Health Department COVID-19 Updates: Latest Cases and Data

As of Friday, December 25, the Four Corners Risk Dial has been reset and remains in the Orange Elevated COVID-19 Risk Level at 2.38.  The Risk Dial moved from the Red to the Orange level (2.63) last week.  Public health recommendations and the COVID-19 dashboard are posted on our website at www.fourcorners.ne.gov.

Over Christmas Eve and Day (December 24 and 25), there were 34 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the District:

• Seward County had 19 new cases for a total of 1,571.
• York County had 9 new cases for a total of 1,345.
• Butler County added 3 cases for 729 total cases.
• Polk County had 3 new cases for 463 cases total.

As of December 25, the total cumulative number of COVID-19 cases in the Four Corners District was 4,108.  There were 293 new cases in the previous 14 days, with 139 of those cases recorded in the past 7 days.

Over the prior 7 days (Dec. 19-25), the totals for each county are as follows:

• Butler County—22
• Polk County—7
• Seward County—66
• York County–44

For cases occurring Dec. 19-25, the age breakdown was:

            AGE                 #Cases             %

            0-12                  9                     7

            Teens              10                    7

            20s                   17                   12

            30s                   21                   15

            40s                   20                   14

            50s                   14                   10

            60s                   23                   17

            70s                   19                   14

            80s                    4                      3

            90s                    2                      1

           TOTAL             139                  100

The weekend totals (December 26-28, 2020) for the District were:

• Seward County 17 new cases
• York County 16  new cases
• Butler County 5 new cases
• Polk County 3 new cases
• For a total of 41 new cases

For questions about COVID-19, please contact Four Corners at 402-362-2621 or visit the website at www.fourcorners.ne.gov.