Risk dial inches up in WCDHD region

Risk dial inches up in WCDHD region
COURTESY/WCDHD Website
November 6th, 2020 | West Central District Health Department

North Platte, Neb. — The West Central District Health Department’s COVID-19 Risk Dial remained in the elevated risk level this week, after the score increased from 3.0 to 3.12.  Increases in average daily hospitalizations and decreases in the availability of testing to all people were among factors that contributed to the risk dial moving. Nearly every risk factor on the dial has an averaged score of 4, except for the overall positivity rate (2), average daily hospitalization (3.5), ventilator availability (0), ICU availability (0) and average testing turn-around time. Total cases by county for the week of Oct. 30 to Nov. 5, 2020.

WCDHD new cases by county:
Arthur-6
Hooker-26
Lincoln-1,404
Logan-15
McPherson-8
Thomas-19

WCDHD cases:
Active cases-861
Recovered cases-588
Total cases-1,478
Confirmed deaths-11

With community partnership, wearing a mask in public, social distancing, avoiding crowded places, avoiding close contact, and avoiding confined spaces, we can flatten the curve of
COVID-19 in our area. #MaskUpAmerica #WearAMaskForMe

For COVID-19 case number updates within the West Central District Health Department
Jurisdiction, check the WCDHD Dashboard here: https://wcdhd.org/what-we-do/health-services/emergency-preparedness/coronavirus/risk-dial.html

https://public.tableau.com/profile/sydney.keller5172#!/vizhome/WestCentralDistrictHealthDepartmentCOVID-19Dashboard/CaseInformation

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Risk dial inches up in WCDHD region

Risk dial inches up in WCDHD region
COURTESY/WCDHD Website
November 6th, 2020 | Chris Cottrell

North Platte, Neb. — The West Central District Health Departments COVID-19 Risk Dial remained in the elevated risk level this week, after the score increased from 3.0 to 3.12.  Increases in average daily hospitalizations and decreases in the availability of testing to all people were among factors that contributed to the risk dial moving. Nearly every risk factor on the dial has an averaged score of 4, except for the overall positivity rate (2), average daily hospitalization (3.5), ventilator availability (0), ICU availability (0) and average testing turn-around time. Total cases by county for the week of Oct. 30 to Nov. 5, 2020.

WCDHD new cases by county:
Arthur-6
Hooker-26
Lincoln-1,404
Logan-15
McPherson-8
Thomas-19

WCDHD cases:
Active cases-861
Recovered cases-588
Total cases-1,478
Confirmed deaths-11

With community partnership, wearing a mask in public, social distancing, avoiding crowded places, avoiding close contact, and avoiding confined spaces, we can flatten the curve of
COVID-19 in our area. #MaskUpAmerica #WearAMaskForMe

For COVID-19 case number updates within the West Central District Health Department
Jurisdiction, check the WCDHD Dashboard here: https://wcdhd.org/what-we-do/health-services/emergency-preparedness/coronavirus/risk-dial.html

https://public.tableau.com/profile/sydney.keller5172#!/vizhome/WestCentralDistrictHealthDepartmentCOVID-19Dashboard/CaseInformation

 

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