Compared to last week, the COVID-19 news is not so good this week. While with each passing day more Americans have been vaccinated with one of the three approved vaccines the positivity rate in the local health district has reversed its downward progression and is up this week. It is not yet time to relax our guard and return to what we once considered normal life.

Late Monday South Heartland District Health Department (SHDHD) officials reported 16 lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases in the prior four days (March 12 – March 15), averaging 4 new cases per day and bringing the cumulative number of case...