BY JUSTIN SABATA
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Ellis County has not had a confirmed case of COVID-19 for over 30 days. However, as the state progresses through the COVID-19 pandemic, the county will now be required to declare a state of disaster in order to continue requesting resources. This is according to Interim County Administrator Darin Myers.
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\u201cBasically, in the future, certain things could happen where once the federal government gets involved, different requirements could get brought down that says that the local county needs to have a signed disaster to be eligible for funding,\u201d Myers said.
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Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the county has received around $200,000 in personal protective equipment. According to Myers, there are currently no requests for PPE in Ellis County. First District Commissioner Butch Schlyer asked Myers whether he forecasts any requests for equipment the county does not have.
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\u201cIt\u2019s unknown,\u201d Myers said.
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The commission then needed to determine if declaring a state of disaster would be the proper course of action. Jason Kennedy, Ellis County director of health services, was called up to answer if he sees Ellis County needing resources in the future.
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\u201cI will say from the public health side, I do foresee us requesting more supplies from the State of Kansas as we go through this,\u201d Kennedy said. \u201cEspecially if we look at vaccinations.\u201d
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It was unsure how often the commission would need to renew the state of disaster, but the commission agreed to go forward regardless.
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\u201cI guess we\u2019re just going to have to bite it and do it,\u201d Myers said. \u201cBecause we don\u2019t know if that antibody is going to come out tomorrow or Jason (Kennedy) may need to request (equipment) next week.\u201d
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This declaration also assures that Ellis County is up-to-date with equipment without any shortages in supplies.
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\u201cWe\u2019ve been ahead thanks to Jason (Kennedy) and Darin (Myers),\u201d Dean Haselhorst, third district commissioner, said. \u201cWe\u2019ve been ahead on this and I don\u2019t think we want to fall behind now.\u201d
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