(KNZA)--While some neighboring counties and Kansas have seen an increase in COVID-19 cases recently, the number of active cases in Brown County remains low.
Brown County Health Officer Robin Downard provided an update to the Brown County Commission on Monday.
Downard said there are currently 4 active cases in the county, with one hospitalization.
She said Brown County has had one case of the Delta variant, and that individual has already recovered.
Downard said there has been three breakthrough cases in the county of individuals who have been vaccinated but contracted the virus, and all those cases were fairly mild.
Downard reported about 40 percent of Brown County residents have been vaccinated.
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