Deaths: We are sad to report 4 new deaths today (Friday). We have experienced a total of 59 deaths resulting in a 3.1% mortality rate among known cases. Our hearts and prayers go out to all the families and friends who have lost loved ones.

Hospitalizations: We presently have 23 cases in the hospital. We have had a total of 178 hospitalizations resulting in a 9.3% hospitalization rate among known cases. The latest state data shows that 66% of ICU beds and 27% of ventilator capacity are being utilized.

Released (Not contagious) Cases: We released 21 cases today from isolation. Released cases include: Clinton: 3; Green: 2; McCreary: 1; Pulaski: 8; Russell: 2; Taylor: 4; and, Wayne: 1. In all, we have released 77.1% of our total cases.

Total (Cumulative) Cases: The Lake Cumberland District has experienced a total of 1,906 cases since the onset of the outbreak.

Active (Current) Cases: Taking all things into account, this leaves us with 378 active cases in our district across all 10 of our district’s 10 counties. Of those active cases, 81 are asymptomatic.

New Cases: We report that our total case count has increased by 32 today: Adair: 2; Casey: 3; Clinton: 3; Green: 5; McCreary: 6; Pulaski: 8; and, Taylor: 5. Our current new case growth rate is: 1.023. This means our total case count is projected to double every 29.9 days.

The new cases include:

• Adair: A 33-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
• Adair: A 19-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
• Casey: A 6-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
• Casey: A 45-year-old female who is self-isolated, asymptomatic
• Casey: A 51-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
• Clinton: A 47-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
• Clinton: A 35-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
• Clinton: A 8-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
• Green: A 74-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
• Green: A 27-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
• Green: A 44-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
• Green: A 44-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
• Green: A 38-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
• McCreary: A 19-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
• McCreary: A 15-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
• McCreary: A 5-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
• McCreary: A 73-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
• McCreary: A 32-year-old male who is self-isolated, asymptomatic
• McCreary: A 52-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
• Pulaski: A 58-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
• Pulaski: A 44-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
• Pulaski: A 82-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
• Pulaski: A 64-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
• Pulaski: A 24-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
• Pulaski: A 16-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
• Pulaski: A 59-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
• Russell: A 35-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
• Taylor: A 57-year-old male who is hospitalized, asymptomatic
• Taylor: A 28-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
• Taylor: A 49-year-old male who is hospitalized, awaiting info
• Taylor: A 50-year-old female who is released, 8/21/20
• Taylor: A 18-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic

If you look at the above numbers closely, you’ll notice the table is off one for Russell and Pulaski. This is because one existing case originally assigned to Russell ended up being a Pulaski case.

Unfortunately, we have to report 4 deaths today: an 87-year-old female nursing home resident from Casey; a 77-year-old female nursing home resident from Green; a 71-year-old male nursing home resident from Green; and, an 80-year-old female nursing home resident from Pulaski. Our mortality rate at 3.10% of known cases is well above the state’s mortality rate of 1.95% and slightly above the nation’s at 3.07%.

Our total number of active cases grew by 7 today to 378. Our hospitalizations grew by 1 to 23. 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 1,906 Cumulative Confirmed Cases and there have been 46,827 Confirmed COVID-19 cases across all 120 Kentucky Counties as of today (this includes 46,757 statewide plus 70 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.