Statewide Testing Positivity Rate: 4.25%.
Deaths: We are sad to report 2 new deaths today. We have experienced a total of 362 deaths resulting in a 1.76% mortality rate (about 1 in 57) among known cases. This compares with a 1.16% mortality rate at the state level, and a 1.81% mortality 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 35 cases in the hospital. This is 7 less than what we reported yesterday. We have had a total of 1,136 hospitalizations resulting in a 5.54% hospitalization rate (about 1 in 18) among known cases. The state hospitalization rate is 4.73%. The latest data shows that 91.11% of Lake Cumberland’s ICU beds are filled, and 19.35% of ventilator capacity is being utilized.
Total (Cumulative) Cases: The Lake Cumberland District has experienced a total of 20,518 cases since the onset of the outbreak. This means that 9.82% 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 85 cases today from isolation. Released cases include: Adair: 8; Casey: 4; Clinton: 4; Cumberland: 1; Green: 6; McCreary: 5; Pulaski: 19; Russell: 4; Taylor: 21; and, Wayne: 13. In all, we have released 96.9% of our total cases.
Active (Current) Cases: Taking into account deaths and releases, our active cases decreased by 48 more than the new cases we added today. This leaves us with 264 active cases in our district across all 10 of our district’s 10 counties. On 12/10/2020 we were at our peak number of active cases, 1,341.
Where Did Cases Visit Prior to Isolation: The most common places cases visited prior to isolation are (in descending order): Family, Businesses, Schools, and Jail/Prison Related. Of our active cases, 5% can not be tied back to another known case (community-spread cases).
New Cases: We report that our total case count has increased by 39 today: Adair: 5; Casey: 5; Clinton: 2; Green: 1; McCreary: 2; Pulaski: 18; Russell: 3; Taylor: 1; and, Wayne: 2. Our current new case growth rate is: 1.002. This means our total case count is projected to double every 351.78 days. The most new cases we ever added in a single day was on 12/30/2020 when we added 301 cases.
Friday’s new cases include:
Adair: A 36-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Adair: A 8-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Adair: A 10 months -old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Adair: A 26-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Adair: A 20-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Casey: A 73-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Casey: A 39-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Casey: A 40-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Casey: A 68-year-old male who is released, Resolved;
Casey: A 66-year-old female who is released, Resolved;
Clinton: A 59-year-old female who is released, Asymptomatic;
Clinton: A 56-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Green: A 4-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
McCreary: A 57-year-old male who is released, Resolved;
McCreary: A 67-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 66-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 7-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 34-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 66-year-old male who is self-isolated, Asymptomatic;
Pulaski: A 56-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 52-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 8 months -old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 24-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 16-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 57-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 64-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 69-year-old female who is hospitalized, Asymptomatic;
Pulaski: A 37-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 62-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 55-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 60-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 54-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 29-year-old male who is self-isolated, Asymptomatic;
Russell: A 48-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Russell: A 22-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Russell: A 23-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 27-year-old male who is released, Resolved;
Wayne: A 60-year-old male who is self-isolated, Asymptomatic;
Wayne: A 62-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
With the downturn in the new case rates, we will start giving our staff the weekends off. Thus, there will be no Daily Briefs on Saturdays or Sundays now.
The deaths we report today are: a 72-year-old female from McCreary who had been hospitalized; and a 70-year-old female from Pulaski who had been hospitalized.
We added 281 new cases over the last 7 days compared to 426 on the 7 days prior. Our 7-day average incidence rate today is 19.17 new cases per 100,000 compared to 29.07 last Friday. We have experienced 2 deaths in the last 7 days. We have 35 hospitalized cases compared to 33 cases last Friday. We have 1 county in the “yellow-community-spread” category, Cumberland; 7 counties in the “orange-critical” range of community-spread: Adair, Casey, Clinton, Green, Pulaski, Russell, and Wayne; and 2 counties in the “red-critical” range of community-spread: McCreary, and Taylor.
Until the vaccine is widely available, 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 20,518 cumulative confirmed cases and there have been 409,742 confirmed COVID-19 cases across all 120 Kentucky Counties as of today (this includes 409,345 statewide plus 397 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 with positive cases when ready to be released. Additionally, we are striving diligently to follow-up on business-related complaints regarding noncompliance with the COVID-19 guidance. We are also working with any community partner that requests assistance for prevention or post-exposure planning/response. Finally, we are working with all community partners regarding vaccination planning.
For more statistics and local data go to LCDHD COVID-19 Information.
COVID-19 Vaccination Sites
The Governor announced today that Kroger in McCreary and Wal-mart in Wayne will start receiving the vaccination. Also, additional pharmacies have been added to receive the Johnson and Johnson vaccine. We’ll post the specifics when we have the data.
Statewide Information
Call 1-855-598-2246, or visit vaccine.ky.gov to find out if you are eligible and where you can receive the vaccine.
Hospital Locations in the Lake Cumberland Area
Cumberland County Hospital – Burkesville: Call 1-270-864-2511.
Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital – Somerset: Call 1-844-675-3390.
The Medical Center – Albany: Register online at Albanyvaccine@mchealth.net; or text 1-606-387-3646.
Russell County Hospital – Russell Springs: Call 1-270-866-4141.
Taylor Regional Hospital – Campbellsville: Call 1-270-465-3561. Register online at https://ptserver.fasthealth.com/web_trh_ky/forms/?formID=9271.
TJ Columbia – Columbia: Call 1-270-384-4753. Register online at https://www.tjregionalhealth.org/vaccine/.
Lake Cumberland District Health Departments
Our next date to schedule appointments for the COVID-19 vaccine will be March 8th. This is for those in Phase 1a and 1b and those who are 60 and older. Please do not leave your information on our answering machines or voicemails, and we are not keeping a waiting list. Below are the numbers you will dial:
Adair: 270-384-2286
Casey: 606-787-6911
Clinton: 606-387-5711
Cumberland: 270-864-2206
Green: 2709324341
McCreary: 606-376-2412
Pulaski: 606-679-4416
Russell: 270-343-2181
Taylor: 270-465-4191
Wayne: 606-348-9349
Lake Cumberland Federally Qualified Health Clinics (Family Medical Centers)
Family Medical Centers is now offering COVID-19 vaccines and are currently scheduling phases 1A and 1B and those who are 60 and older. They will proceed to 1C based on appointment availability. Three additional sites will be scheduling soon.
Casey: Text CASEY to 270-864-2889
Green: Taking appointments soon.
McCreary: Text MCCREARY to 270-864-2889 or call 606-376-5391
Russell: Text Russell to 270-864-2889
Wayne: Text WAYNE to 270-864-2889
Lake Cumberland Area Pharmacies
The following local pharmacies will soon begin/have already begun receiving a limited supply of vaccine.
- Adair Drug, 510 Burkesville Street Suite 1, Columbia, KY 270-384-9999
- Columbia Pharmacy, 803 Burkesville Street, Columbia, KY 270-384-2118
- Green River Pharmacy, 50 Dillon Street, Liberty, KY 606-787-2100
- Walgreens Pharmacy, 343 North Wallace Wilkinson Boulevard, Liberty, KY - Online
- Clinton County Pharmacy, 903 North Crosss Street, Albany, KY 606-387-0222
- Eastridge-Phelps Pharmacy, 1915 Campbellsville Road, Greensburg, KY 270-299-2333
- Walgreens Pharmacy, 603 Columbia Highway, Greensburg, KY - Online
- Kroger, 1187 US-17, Whitley City, KY - Online
- Walgreens Pharmacy, 500 North Highway 27, Whitley City - Online
- Jay’s Pharmacy Inc, 400 South Highway 27, Somerset, KY 606-678-2784
- Kroger, 50 Stonegate Center, Somerset, KY - Online
- Professional Pharmacy, 342 Bogle Street, Somerset, KY 606-679-1169
- Sav-Rite Pharmacy South, 5148 South Highway 27, Somerset, KY 606-802-2635
- Walgreens Pharmacy, 600 South Highway 27, Somerset, KY - Online
- Wal-mart, 177 Washington Drive, Somerset, KY - Online
- Jamestown Pharmacy, 1417 North Main Street, Jamestown, KY 270-343-4443
- Russell Springs Pharmacy, 92 Dr. Joe T Petty Drive, Suite 100, Russell Springs, KY 270-866-2778
- Hometown Pharmacy, 325 East Broadway Street, Campbellsville, KY 270-789-4663
- Kroger, 399 Campbellsville Bypass, Campbellsville, KY - Online
- Wal-mart, 725 Campbellsville Bypass, Campbellsville, KY - Online
- Walgreens Pharmacy, 978 North Main Street, Monticello, KY - Online
- Wal-mart, 175 Walmart Plaza Drive, Monticello, KY - Online
Nursing and Personal Care Homes
Locally, through a contract with the federal government, Walgreens and CVS pharmacies continue to vaccinate the long-term care facilities and personal care homes — residents and staff.
School Clinics
All 1st dose/prime dose clinics have been completed for all areas schools, public and private/Christian, that requested vaccine. Also, 2nd/boost dose clinics have already begun or have been scheduled. Thanks to Taylor Regional Hospital, Cumberland Family Medical, Lake Cumberland Medical Associates, and Kroger; along with everyone at the schools who made this effort a success.
