We report 3 new cases today, one in Adair, a 67-year-old female resident of the local nursing home; and 2 in Casey, a 35-year-old male and a 35-year-old female, both on home isolation. Case investigations and contact tracing have or is occurring, along with the issuing of appropriate isolation and quarantine orders. This means we presently have 9 active cases in our district. We are happy to report no new deaths or hospitalizations. We have released 187 cases from isolation (recovered). That equates to 85% having been released.
The Lake Cumberland area has experienced 221 Cumulative Confirmed Cases and there have been 9,187 Confirmed COVID-19 cases across 118 Kentucky Counties as of 05/28/20 (this includes 9,184 statewide plus 3 recently reported cases in Lake Cumberland not in the Governor’s daily report). Regardless of the confirmed case count for any Lake Cumberland County, we believe COVID-19 to be widespread. LCDHD is working to identify and contact all those with whom any positive case may have come into close contact.
Today we welcomed several members of the State’s Regional COVID-19 Response Team to our district. These employees will be embedded within our health departments and will support our response efforts.
We continue to provide guidance to businesses regarding re-opening compliance. We have also started working with school districts to help provide guidance for the next school year. Over the next few business days, we plan on hand-delivering business reopening guidance to all area businesses.