Extremely local news update:

Flaming pain in my recovering right hand just woke me up. My wife is not feeling very well after her first Moderna vax, though after two days the arm pain is starting to subside.

The risk of transmission here in Wyobraska is falling; I’m really hoping that when the weather warms that tourist season (especially folks going to the Black Hills) don’t screw this up.

Four towns now show as low risk of transmission (Harrisburg in Banner County, Big Springs in Deuel County, Oshkosh in Garden County, and Harrison in Sioux County).

Two towns are at high risk (Sidney in Cheyenne County, and Bayard in my county).

Three towns are at no risk (there are no cases in my village, and none in Llewellen and Lisco in Garden County). The remainder are at moderate risk.

The positive test rate has climbed again, to 17% as of March 14.

The total number of complete vaccinations stand at 19,178 (almost 25%).

The most cases by age are 40-49, then 20-29.

189 people have died (it has been a couple weeks now since the last recorded death); 5 people are in hospital.

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