Uptick in COVID cases reported

North Central District Health Department has been made aware of 59 new COVID-19 cases in the district since last reporting period on Aug. 16.

Case count update as of 3 p.m., Monday, Aug. 23, includes: 4,723 total cases, 4,500 recoveries and 76 deaths, to date; and 101 total cases reported in the last 14 days.

NCDHD is no longer ableto release county-based data in our districts due to HIPAA standards. Previously, the health depaprtment was granted special privileges to release the county- based information. Those special privileges expired July 31. If interested in county-based data is still av...