On Monday South Heartland District Health Department (SHDHD) officials reported three additional COVID-19-related deaths of previously reported cases, bringing the health district total to fifty-eight (58). Michele Bever, district director said the deaths were Adams County residents, including a man in his 80s, a woman in her 70s, and a woman in her 80s.

Bever also reported 17 lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases in the previous four days (Feb. 19 to Feb. 22), averaging 4.25 new cases per day and bringing the cumulative number of cases in the four-county health district to 4,439. The new confirme...