Updated: Monday, 7:06 p.m.
William Newton Hospital in Winfield announced it has received a shipment of vaccine doses for COVID-19.
According to the hospital’s Facebook page, 145 doses have been administered to frontline workers.
Wednesday, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment reported 2,129 so far for Cowley County since the pandemic began.
Friday, the health department estimated 30 people in Cowley County have died so far because of the virus since March.
However, the health department cautioned that total so far is likely understated due to hospitalizations occurring outside of Cowley County and the lack of reporting of mortality cases to the county.
“These (deaths) must only be reported to the state and in times of high hospitalizations and illness rates, we will not know for several weeks about some deaths,” the City-Cowley County Health Department said in its news release. “It is extremely important that we continue to take all the safeguards necessary to prevent the continuing spread of COVID-19.
“We still do not know what the long-term health effects will be for people that get this virus and have serious illness that they eventually recover from.”
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Our hospital Director of Pharmacy Kelle Thompson, RPh signed off on the first wave of COVID-19 vaccines Wednesday for healthcare workers.
#stopthespread #frontlinestrongPosted by William Newton Hospital on Thursday, December 17, 2020
WNH cautioned that the public must remain vigilant to stop the spread of COVID-19 while the vaccine is still limited in availability to the general public.
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The first wave of COVID-19 vaccines have landed at William Newton Hospital….Posted by William Newton Hospital on Thursday, December 17, 2020
The hospital advocates that the public should wear a mask, wash your hands, avoid crowds and to stay home if sick.
