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UPDATED 5:30pm with a second case today
Crittenden County has reported two new cases of COVID-19 today, bringing the county total to 123 since the pandemic began.
These make five cases reported here in the past seven days. For a more detailed analysis of recent cases and where Crittenden stands on the state's color-coded incidence map, see this week's full edition of The Crittenden Press, on newsstands or online Wednesday afternoon.
The latest cases are both females, ages 51 and 77. Both are isolated at home.
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Testing will be available in Lyon County from 12:30pm until 3pm at the health department.
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Solving overcrowding within the Crittenden County School District starts with a new high school. That was the consensus by members of the Local Planning Committee (LPC) as part of a state-mandated four-year facilities plan.
A new high school is one building block toward solving overcrowding at Crittenden Elementary and replacing the 70-year-old Crittenden County Middle School, long identified as a top priority in the district.
The LPC’s draft proposal is to demolish CCMS, move fifth through eighth grades to the current high school, which will become the middle school, and construct a 15-classroom high school on the north side of Rocket Arena.
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The person diagnosed and reported this afternoon is a 67-year-old male who is at home recovering.
The pandemic has affected women slightly greater than men if you look at the number of confirmed cases here. So far, 68 of the cases have been females.
After 28 confirmed cases the previous week, there have been just nine in the last seven days.
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Crittenden County reported one new case of COVID-19 today.
The latest diagnosis brings the county's caseload to 119 since March when records began being kept.
This case is a 42-year-old old female isolated at home.
Meanwhile, the county's rolling seven-day average has dropped to 37.3 after being in the mid 40s last week. The figure is the incidence rate based on a formula the state uses to determine the weekly positivity rate based on cases per 100,000 people.
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The county will begin an immediate search for a temporary replacement that will serve until the next election.
Byford has been the county clerk for 21 years. She has worked in the clerk’s office for 38 years. Her husband, Danny Byford, preceded her as county clerk.
Byford, 63, in an emotional statement to the fiscal court Thursday morning, told local leaders that health issues were largely the reason for her choosing to retire early. Her term ends in two years.
