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After two weeks with the Risk Dial riding the line between Low and Moderate on the four-stage dial, Panhandle Public Health Department reports the dial is moved from 1.0 to 1.38

The PPHD explains the Risk Dial is only a guide, providing a summary of current conditions for the PPHD jurisdiction. Seven of the counties in the PPHD are in the moderate zone while five are low risk. Cheyenne County , among the Moderate risk level, is at 1.4. Sidney is at a Risk Level of 1.3, Potter and Dix at .9, Dalton and Gurley also at .9.

The PPHD recorded 9,286 positive cases of 40,514 people tested. Of the...