6 New Saline County COVID-19 Cases

There are 6 new positive COVID-19 cases in Saline County.

According to the Saline County Health Department, the total for the county is now 318, with 120 cases that are active. There are 195 people who have recovered, and 3 People have died. Salina Regional Health Center reports they have a total of 5 hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Salina Regional is a regional hospital, the COVID-19 patient total is not specific to the number of Saline County residents who may be hospitalized.

According to the Kansas Department of Health & Environment, statewide there are 1,005 new cases and 18 deaths since Wednesday. Cases Are recorded in 103 counties.

Overall there have been 25,109 cases and 326 deaths statewide.

Announcements:

The Saline County Coronavirus Relief Fund Advisory Committee issued a press release regarding funds that are available for local businesses and non-profits to apply for reimbursements or future COVID-19 related expenses. Applications for requested funding are due by July 31^stat 5 pm. Learn more by visiting our website https://www.saline.org/Coronavirus/CRF-Funding.
- The next meeting of the Saline County Coronavirus Relief Fund Advisory Committee is scheduled for Monday, July 27^th at 11 am. Their meetings are streamed live on the Saline County YouTube channel.

Both Saline County and the City of Salina were awarded funds through the Community Development Block Grant Supplemental funding (CDBG-CV). Our agencies will be working with the North Central Regional Planning Commission

Saline County’s dashboard has been updated to include age ranges of cases in active isolation, recovered, and deceased. This dashboard is updated on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays by 5 pm.