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Doniphan Co asked to impose mask mandate

By Greg Bebermeyer

11/19/2020

(KNZA)--The Doniphan County Commission on Monday was asked to consider imposing a countywide mask mandate to help mitigate the spread of the coronavirus.

County Health Officer Dr. Bradley Gaul sent a letter to Commissioners making the request.

Gaul said Doniphan County remains a “ hot” county, with the number of COVID cases continuing to rise, and said its likely to get worse during the upcoming winter months.

He noted several surrounding counties and communities have imposed mask mandates.

Commissioners took the request under consideration and tabled action until their November 23 meeting.

At the request of Health Department/Home Health Administrator Sheryl Pierce, Commissioners approved one-time pay adjustments for county health department employees for the extra responsibilities they have taken on due to the COVID-19 pandemic

The pay adjustments will range from $250 to $5,000, with the funding coming from a nearly $21,000 grant from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.

The remainder of the funding will be deposited into the health department account to hire part-time temporary contact tracers and to offset future overtime expenses for COVID-19 response.

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