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Covid-19 Cases in Lake Cumberland District

 

Statewide Testing Positivity Rate: 9.14%.

 

Deaths: We regret we must report 1 new death today. We have experienced a total of 108 deaths resulting in a 1.48% mortality rate (about 1 in 68) among known cases. This compares with a 1.13% mortality rate at the state level, and a 2.1% morality rate at the national level. Our hearts and prayers go out to all the families and friends who have lost loved ones.

 

Hospitalizations: We presently have 61 cases in the hospital. This is 7 more than yesterday. The most hospitalizations we have had at any one time was 61 on 11/22/2020. We have had a total of 462 hospitalizations resulting in a 6.33% hospitalization rate (about 1 in 16) among known cases. The state hospitalization rate is 5.95%. The latest state data shows that an unreported % of ICU beds and an unreported % of ventilator capacity are being utilized.

 

Total (Cumulative) Cases: The Lake Cumberland District has experienced a total of 7,296 cases since the onset of the outbreak. This means that 3.49% of our total population have been a confirmed case. However, we do not know how many additional people may have had COVID-19 and were either asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic and never tested.

 

Released (Not contagious) Cases: We released 92 cases today from isolation. Released cases include: Adair: 13; Casey: 11; Clinton: 11; Cumberland: 3; Green: 2; Pulaski: 23; Russell: 4; Taylor: 8; and, Wayne: 17. In all, we have released 83.3% of our total cases.

 

Active (Current) Cases: We added 5 more cases today than we released historic cases. Taking all things into account, this leaves us with 1107 active cases in our district across all 10 of our district’s 10 counties. On 11/20/2020 we were at our peak number of active cases, 1126.

 

Where Did Cases Visit Prior to Isolation: The most common places cases visited prior to isolation are (in descending order): Businesses, Long-term Care/Residential Facilities, Schools, and Family. Of our active cases, 19% can not be tied back to another known case (community-spread cases).

 

New Cases: We report that our total case count has increased by 98 today: Adair: 6; Casey: 12; Clinton: 2; Cumberland: 3; Green: 2; McCreary: 7; Pulaski: 26; Russell: 3; Taylor: 27; and, Wayne: 10. Our current new case growth rate is: 1.027. This means our total case count is projected to double every 26.19 days. The most new cases we ever added in a single day was on 11/19/2020 when we added 274 cases.

 

Today’s new cases include:

Adair: A 63-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Adair: A 62-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Adair: A 88-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Adair: A 53-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Adair: A 19-year-old male who is self-isolated, asymptomatic;
Adair: A 29-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Casey: A 81-year-old male who is self-isolated, asymptomatic;
Casey: A 13-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Casey: A 27-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Casey: A 25-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Casey: A 53-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Casey: A 12-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Casey: A 20-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Casey: A 51-year-old female who is self-isolated, asymptomatic;
Casey: A 66-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Casey: A 67-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Casey: A 49-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Casey: A 48-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Clinton: A 48-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Clinton: A 21-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Cumberland: A 44-year-old male who is hospitalized, still symptomatic;
Cumberland: A 48-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Cumberland: A 32-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Green: A 54-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Green: A 61-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
McCreary: A 11-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
McCreary: A 41-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
McCreary: A 27-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
McCreary: A 46-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
McCreary: A 54-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
McCreary: A 66-year-old male who is self-isolated, asymptomatic;
McCreary: A 64-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 49-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 97-year-old male who is hospitalized, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 81-year-old female who is released, 11/20/20;
Pulaski: A 27-year-old female who is self-isolated, asymptomatic;
Pulaski: A 88-year-old male who is self-isolated, asymptomatic;
Pulaski: A 75-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 72-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 18-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 43-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 26-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 59-year-old female who is self-isolated, asymptomatic;
Pulaski: A 46-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 51-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 13-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 32-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 79-year-old male who is hospitalized, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 54-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 29-year-old female who is self-isolated, asymptomatic;
Pulaski: A 34-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 64-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 53-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 3-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 11-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 58-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 69-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 35-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Russell: A 70-year-old female who is hospitalized, still symptomatic;
Russell: A 45-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Russell: A 18-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 62-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 23-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 27-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 56-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 87-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 96-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 85-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 92-year-old female who is self-isolated, asymptomatic;
Taylor: A 28-year-old female who is self-isolated, unknown;
Taylor: A 54-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 40-year-old male who is self-isolated, unknown;
Taylor: A 68-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 22-year-old male who is self-isolated, unknown;
Taylor: A 1-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 35-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 89-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 89-year-old male who is self-isolated, asymptomatic;
Taylor: A 52-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 85-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 38-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 21-year-old female who is self-isolated, unknown;
Taylor: A 43-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 70-year-old male who is hospitalized, asymptomatic;
Taylor: A 31-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 53-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 94-year-old female who is self-isolated, asymptomatic;
Taylor: A 37-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Wayne: A 13-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Wayne: A 46-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Wayne: A 2-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Wayne: A 4 months-old female who is self-isolated, asymptomatic;
Wayne: A 45-year-old female who is released, 11/18/20;
Wayne: A 61-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Wayne: A 78-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Wayne: A 51-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Wayne: A 29-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Wayne: A 29-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic

 

The death we report today was a 90-year-old male nursing home resident from Pulaski.

 

We have 6 more active cases today than last Sunday. Last Sunday we added 70 new cases, this Sunday 98. All 10 of our District’s 10 counties remain in the “red-critical” range of community-spread. We also have a record number of hospitalized cases, 61.

 

We continue to call upon all of our community leaders and citizens to face this challenge with the upmost seriousness before our medical infrastructures are compromised. There is hope! It is within our power to impact the spread of COVID-19. Please, let’s all do our part in slowing the spread of COVID-19 by wearing our face coverings, avoiding crowds (especially in confined spaces), social distancing when around others, increasing our hand hygiene, increasing our general sanitation, and by avoiding the touching of our faces.

 

The Lake Cumberland area has experienced 7,296 cumulative confirmed cases and there have been 159,673 confirmed COVID-19 cases across all 120 Kentucky Counties as of today (this includes 158,100 statewide plus 1,573 recently reported cases in Lake Cumberland not in the Governor’s Department for Public Health’s daily report). Regardless of the confirmed case count for any Lake Cumberland County, we believe COVID-19 to be widespread. The LCDHD is working tirelessly, including nights and weekends, to identify and contact all those with whom any positive case may have come into close contact, and to follow-up daily with positive cases. Additionally, we are striving diligently to follow-up on business-related complaints regarding noncompliance with the Governor’s Executive Orders. We are also working with any community partner that requests assistance for prevention or post-exposure planning/response.

 

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