At 1 p.m. today, the Webster County Health Department will start accepting 700 appointments for those age 65 and older wanting to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Those wishing to schedule must meet the age requirement, not be actively sick and not be in public health isolation. Vaccinations will ...
Public health departments may be divided by county lines, but area departments have been working hand-in-hand to support one another. Last week, the Calhoun County Health Department completed its Phase 1A of COVID-19 vaccinations, but still had a few remaining vials. Calhoun County Health Department Director Barb Riley contacted Webster County Health Department (WCPH) Director Kari Prescott and offered the remaining vials to WCPH. “We are thankful for Barb and Calhoun County Health Department and their willingness to help our Webster County Phase 1A populations,” said Prescott. ...
As 2020 came to a close Thursday, Webster County celebrated a new year with at least 64 fewer residents, all lost to COVID-19. The death increases over the last week have kept almost the same pace with the rate of increases through most of November and December. Since Nov. 6 alone, 47 people have been killed by the coronavirus. Webster County Public Health also reported 143 new infection cases since its last update over a week ago, bringing the county’s total number of cases to 4,755. Of those, 156 remain open under monitoring. Webster County’s 14-day positivity rate has ...
A mask mandate passed in a split vote Tuesday by Webster County Supervisors brought the county in line with a similar mandate passed by the City of Fort Dodge in November. The regulation, first drafted and passed by the Webster County Board of Health Dec. 3, requires masks or face coverings to be worn at all times in most indoor public locations, regardless of how long one is inside or how close one is to others. Tightening the more permissive language of a November mask mandate issued by Gov. Kim Reynolds, it would also require use of masks outdoors when six feet of distance cannot be ...
As the positivity rate continues to slowly drop in December, the death toll for victims of COVID-19 continues to hit new heights in Webster County. In less than two months, the number of people who were killed by the coronavirus nearly quadrupled, from 15 deaths on Oct. 27 to 57 deaths by Tuesday. Since Dec. 5 alone, the count has grown from 39 to 57. Death tolls for Webster County were reflected on the following dates in The Messenger: • Oct. 27: 15 deaths • Nov. 6: 17 deaths • Nov. 12: 20 deaths • Dec. 5: 39 deaths • Dec. 11: 47 deaths • Dec. 22: 57 ...
In a follow-up to a mask mandate passed by the Fort Dodge City Council in November, Webster County Supervisors approved the county Board of Health's mask regulation Tuesday, making masks and face coverings in most public places mandatory for the rest of the county. Supervisors passed the regulation with a 3-2 vote this morning, with Supervisors Mark Campbell and Keith Dencklau voting against it and Supervisors Niki Conrad, Nick Carlson and Bob Thode voting in favor. The public health regulation, initially passed Dec. 3, was modified on Thursday by the Board of Health to suspend civil ...
