COVID cases increase in Holt and Atchison counties
11/16/2021
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Atchison County Courthouse

(KLZA)-- The Holt County, Missouri Health Department  has confirmed 15 additional cases of COVID-19, bringing the current total number of cases to 20.

The individuals are in isolation in accordance with the  Centers for Disease Control guidelines. 

In Atchison County, Missouri, the Health Department is reporting 46 cases of Covid-19 from November 8 – November 14. 

Among those 46 cases were10 children up to 9 years of age and 10 cases in young people age 10 – 19.  The highest number of cases was the 30-39 age group with 11 confirmed cases.  

As of Sunday, Atchison County had 760 total cases of COVID-19 reported with 44 of them currently active.  17 deaths from COVID have been reported in Atchison County. 

Two Covid patients were hospitalized in  Atchison County with Covid as of Sunday. 

The Atchsion County Health Department reported that as of Sunday, 2,553 residents were fully vaccinated.  Up to that point,  3.41 percent of the fully vaccinated person in the county have tested positive for COVID-19 and are considered to be breakthrough cases. 

The Department report says the data indicates that COVID-19 vaccines administered in Atchison  County thus far have been very effective.