The Miami County Health Department, which is investigating a COVID-19 cluster tied to a Nov. 6-8 party in Louisburg, said local health departments and hospitals are becoming taxed as cases continue to increase. “Due to COVID-19, local health departments and hospitals are at a critical juncture between concern and crisis, and with the growing level of community spread, it is imperative that we all do our part to help slow the spread of the virus,” the health department said in the news release issued Monday, Nov. 16. With COVID-19 cases surging in the Kansas City metro area and holiday gatherings on the horizon, public health directors from the Kansas City region on Friday, Nov. 13, issued a joint statement calling for action to fight the spread.
Source: The Miami County Republic