COVID-19 News & Updates
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Public Health Order (Effective November 6, 2020)
Effective today, Lyon County has adopted a county wide mask ordinance to expire January 14, 2021, or until amended, superseded, or rescinded by the Board of County Commissioners of Lyon County.
Newman Regional Health and Lyon County Public Health Expand Testing to COVID-19 Asymptomatic Close Contacts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 5, 2020 Newman Regional Health and Lyon County Public Health Expand Testing to COVID-19 Asymptomatic Close Contacts (Emporia, KS) — Newman Regional Health announces a partnership with Lyon County Public Health to test asymptomatic close...
Public Health Order (Lyon County, Kansas modified Phase 3 in Reference to State of Kansas Ad Astra: A Plan to Reopen Kansas and Kansas Executive Order 20-52)
Public Health Order (Lyon County, Kansas modified Phase 3 in Reference to State of Kansas Ad Astra: A Plan to Reopen Kansas and Kansas Executive Order 20-52) Public Health OrderDownload
KDHE Issues Reminders for Sports Tournaments/Public Gatherings Potential Exposures to COVID-19 at Two Basketball Tournaments
For Immediate ReleaseJune 26, 2020 KDHE Issues Reminders for Sports Tournaments/Public GatheringsPotential Exposures to COVID-19 at Two Basketball Tournaments The Kansas Department of Health and Environment, along with local public health, is encouraging people who...
Potential Exposure to COVID-19 at Youth Girls Basketball Tournament
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE6/26/2020 Potential Exposure to COVID-19 at Youth Girls Basketball Tournament Lyon County, Kansas – On June 25, 2020, Kansas Department of Health and Environment notified Lyon County Public Health that a player tested positive for COVID-19 that...