July 23, 2020
From the Lake Cumberland District Health Department: Deaths: We are happy to report no new deaths today. We have experienced a total of 36 deaths resulting in a 4.2% mortality rate among known cases.
Hospitalizations: We presently have 9 cases in the hospital. We have had a total of 97 hospitalizations resulting in a 11.4% hospitalization rate among known cases. The latest state data shows that 73% of ICU beds and 23% of ventilator capacity are being utilized.
Released (Recovered) Cases: We released 28 cases today from isolation (recovered). Released cases include: Adair: 2; Casey: 9; Cumberland: 2; Green: 3; McCreary: 1; Pulaski: 3; Taylor: 6; and, Wayne: 2. In all, we have released 69.2% of our total cases.
Total (Cumulative) Cases: The Lake Cumberland District has experienced a total of 850 cases since the onset of the outbreak. This has resulted in the health department reaching out to over 2780 individuals during our contact tracing.
Active (Current) Cases: Taking all things into account, this leaves us with 226 active cases in our district across all 10 of our district’s 10 counties. Of those active cases, 49 are asymptomatic.
New Cases: We report that our total case count has increased by 25 today: Adair: 3; Casey: 4; Cumberland: 2; Green: 2; McCreary: 3; Pulaski: 5; Russell: 2; Taylor: 3; and, Wayne: 1. Our current new case growth rate is: 1.03. This means our total case count is projected to double every 23.44 days. The new cases include:
Adair: A 26-year-old female who is self-isolated, asymptomatic
Adair: A 13-year-old female who is self-isolated, asymptomatic
Adair: A 4 month-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
Casey: A 36-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
Casey: A 73-year-old female who is self-isolated, asymptomatic
Casey: A 47-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
Casey: A 44-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
Cumberland: A 40-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
Cumberland: A 64-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
Green: A 32-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
Green: A 32-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
McCreary: A 43-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
McCreary: A 31-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
McCreary: A 43-year-old male who is self-isolated, missing info
Pulaski: A 50-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
Pulaski: A 42-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
Pulaski: A 53-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
Pulaski: A 39-year-old male who is self-isolated, asymptomatic
Pulaski: A 21-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
Russell: A 83-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
Russell: A 25-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
Taylor: A 66-year-old female who is self-isolated, asymptomatic
Taylor: A 67-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
Taylor: A 62-year-old female who is self-isolated, asymptomatic
Wayne: A 48-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
Most of our cases are tied to three things: long-term care facilities, places of worship, or travel. When it comes to places of worship, our clusters all tie back to congregations who were largely dismissing the guidance. As far as travel, please be mindful of the Governor’s list of states to avoid for the moment. Also, please, don’t become complacent with wearing your face covering, avoiding crowds, social distancing, washing your hands frequently, increased sanitation, and with the avoidance of touching your face.
The Lake Cumberland area has experienced 850 Cumulative Confirmed Cases and there have been 25,264 Confirmed COVID-19 cases across all 120 Kentucky Counties as of 07/23/20 (this includes 25,147 statewide plus 117 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.
