On Monday afternoon, Unified Command announced 161 new cases of COVID 19 in the region and two additional deaths since last reporting Thursday.
The deaths include a Kimball County man in his 90’s and a Scotts Bluff County man in his 80’s.
The new cases include:
- Banner County – 2
- Box Butte County- 20
- Cheyenne County- 16
- Dawes County- 10
- Deuel County- 5
- Kimball County-28
- Morrill County- 3
- Scotts Bluff County- 54
- Sheridan County-23
Through Monday afternoon the Panhandle has seen 6,948 total cases, 5,493 recoveries, 97 deaths; leaving 1,358 active cases and 47 active hospitalizations.
The Panhandle risk dial remained steady between the orange and red levels.