Mar 29, 2020

Pottawatomie County COVID-19 Update for Sunday

Posted Mar 29, 2020 11:37 PM

Cases in Kansas: 319

Cases in Pottawatomie County: 1 (one); at home recovering.

SAMHSA’s Disaster Distress Helpline https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/disaster-distress-helpline

Call: 1-800-985-5990, or Text: “TalkWithUs” to 66746

SAMHSA’s Disaster Distress Helpline is a 24/7, free “emotional support” line for individuals experiencing distress, or serving as a first responder, to natural or human-caused disasters, including infectious disease outbreaks. While this is a national hotline, calls are managed by local centers. These centers have specialized training and certification for providing such services. The primary purpose of the Helpline is to provide emotional support to callers, but centers are also equipped to provide additional resources. More information can be located on the

If you have specific questions you would like addressed, please e-mail them to [email protected]. We will do the best we can to address your concerns.

Daily updates on COVID-19 and Pottawatomie County’s actions will be submitted and posted to a variety of news stations, newspapers, web-sites and social media. These updates will be posted around 4:00 p.m. daily until the pandemic is no longer an issue. Emergent messages will be posted immediately as they come to officials. You may elect to receive notice of these life-safety messages by signing up for the Everbridge NE Kansas Regional Notification System. If you wish to receive these alerts, please visit our website https://www.pottcounty.org/431/Emergency-Alerts and select the “Sign Up” icon. These messages are categorized as Community Information and Public Health alerts. If you have questions or need assistance with signing up, contact Emergency Management at 785-457-3358 Pottawatomie County Website: www.pottcounty.org Facebook: @PottCountyKS Twitter: @PTCountyKS