Lyon County Public Health Administrator Renee Hively addressed the Lyon County Commission after a week without a mask mandate, Thursday morning.

Six new positives and one new recovery brought Lyon County’s active COVID-19 cases up to 20, Wednesday, in Lyon County Public Health’s latest data update.

Mask requirements are changing for North Lyon County Schools this week, after the USD 251 Board of Education voted to amend the district’s mask policy during a special meeting Monday evening.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment announced Monday that the state will resume its administration of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, after concerns of severe side effects caused a nearly two-week pause across the country.

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Due to the lower demand for the COVID-19 vaccine in the area recently, Lyon County Public Health did not hold a mass vaccination clinic this week.