In an online poll, the Citizen asked readers: Are you worried about a surge in COVID cases and other respiratory illnesses this fall?
Here are the results:
179 votes (18%) - Yes, more community precautions are needed.
244 votes (24%) - A little, I'll be taking my own precautions.
31 votes (3%) - Not sure.
326 votes (32%) - Not really, there's always a surge over the fall and winter
233 votes (23%) - No, this problem is in the rearview mirror
There were 1,013 votes cast when the poll was on the website from Aug. 9 to 20.
