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The surge, prompted by the highly contagious omicron variant, has resulted in an increased demand for COVID-19 testing and vaccines — services the county health department also administers.
The low-interest loans can be used for physical losses and to help "repair or replace damaged or destroyed physical property essential to the success of the agricultural operation, including livestock losses."