According to the Lake Cumberland District Health Dept., the total case count has increased by 19: Casey: 1; Clinton: 1; Cumberland: 1; Green: 3; and, Pulaski: 13. Our current new case growth rate is: 1.015. This means our total case count is projected to double every 47.6 days. Adair and Russell counties had no new cases to report on Tuesday evening.
NEW CASES INCLUDE:
- Casey: 52-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
- Clinton: 35-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
- Cumberland: A 62-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
- Green: 1-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
- Green: 40-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
- Green: 74-year-old female who is self-isolated, asymptomatic
- Pulaski: 52-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
- Pulaski: 51-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
- Pulaski: 67-year-old female who is self-isolated, asymptomatic
- Pulaski: 57-year-old female who is self-isolated, asymptomatic
- Pulaski: 72-year-old female who is self-isolated, asymptomatic
- Pulaski: 73-year-old female who is self-isolated, asymptomatic
- Pulaski: 84-year-old female who is self-isolated, asymptomatic
- Pulaski: 74-year-old female who is self-isolated, asymptomatic
- Pulaski: 19-year-old male who is self-isolated, asymptomatic
- Pulaski: 42-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
- Pulaski: 71-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
- Pulaski: 81-year-old female who is hospitalized, still symptomatic
- Pulaski: 19-year-old male who is self-isolated, asymptomatic
We are happy to report no new deaths and that we released 3 more cases as recovered than we added new cases. However, our hospitalizations went up by 1.
We unfortunately must report another long-term care outbreak, this time in Pulaski. Also, one of the private schools in our district that had already opened to in-person instruction a few days ago has already had to shift to virtual instruction due to a COVID-19 cluster. That particular school hopes to be able to return to in-person instruction in a couple of weeks.
Our hopes and prayers go out to everyone who is suffering during this pandemic. Not only the positive cases and those who have lost loved ones; but the staff at the medical facilities and residential facilities who are having to work so hard; the businesses that have suffered financial loss; the children who have missed in-person instruction; and, the general population who has had to endure the restrictions and frustrations related to this pandemic. We in public health are frustrated, too, and long for all of this to be over. We so look forward to the day a vaccine is developed.
Please help us slow the spread of COVID-19 by wearing your face covering, avoiding crowds (especially in confined spaces), social distancing when around others, increasing your hand hygiene, increasing your general sanitation, and by avoiding the touching of your face.
The Lake Cumberland area has experienced 1,507 Cumulative Confirmed Cases and there have been 40,342 Confirmed COVID-19 cases across all 120 Kentucky Counties as of 08/18/20 (this includes 40,299 statewide plus 43 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.
For more statistics and local data go to: LCDHD COVID-19 Information.
