COVID cases increase in health district

North Central District Health Department has been made aware of 158 cases in the district since the last reporting on Oct. 29: 12, Antelope; 7, Boyd; 5, Brown; 33, Cherry; 47, Holt; 0, Keya Paha; 28, Knox; 26, Pierce; 0, Rock.

NCDHD has been informed of three additional deaths in the district: a Holt County male in his 70s and two Pierce County females in their 70s and 80s.

Effective immediately, North Central District Health Department will transition to reporting COVID-19 case counts on Mondays and Thursdays only. Recoveries will be included on the Thursday report.

Due to the influx in cases...