Wabash County Health Department administrator Judy Wissel told county commissioners Monday that it’s difficult to gauge an accurate number of COVID cases because of the number of home tests residents are conducting. She said May ended with 57 positive COVID cases and that number doesn’t include home testing which the health department is aware of many more positives. Wissel said she doesn’t foresee mitigations being implemented but you should be taking the standard precautions until the case counts reduce. Those safety measures include washing your hands, wearing a mask when you’re in close contact, and avoid crowded large indoor gatherings.

The health department continues to test every day between 11 and 3 and booster vaccine clinics are being held every Thursday.

The May 19th tornado and subsequent power outage caused the health department to lose a large amount of vaccines. She said replacement doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines have arrived to replenish the supply. Based on CDC guidance, Wissel said the health department is no longer offering the Johnson and Johnson vaccine. She said the recently vaccine for children from 6 months to 5 years old should arrive at the health department soon and be ready for distribution.