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                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/10/1603999240777.png" alt="KDHE" />
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                    </figure><p>NORTON — The Norton County Health Department on Monday announced an increase in COVID-19 cases in the county.</p><p>There are now 668 reported cases of coronavirus in the county, including clusters at the <a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/e4299112-0fe4-40da-ac7e-a0c62f0df35b">Andbe Home long-term care facility</a> and the <a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/8aceae0e-6208-4b61-ad14-0d88f43ba07b">Norton Correctional Facility.</a></p><p><a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/015655ab-0eb5-4cff-af37-2914c2170bd0"><b>RELATED:&nbsp;Norton nursing home removed from Medicare program, fined</b></a></p><p>Fifteen coronavirus-related deaths also have been reported.</p><p>The county had reported just a handful of cases until the early October spike.&nbsp;</p><p>See below for more:</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FNortonCountyHealthDeptandHomeHealth%2Fposts%2F3776254805719625&show_text=true&width=552&height=233&appId" width="552" height="233" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowTransparency="true" allow="encrypted-media"></iframe></div>

Norton Co. COVID-19 case count up to 668