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Miller, Pyles arrested on drug charges

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William Miller, 29, and Jimmy Pyles, 27, both of Columbia, were arrested on drug charges Thursday afternoon.

Officers from the Columbia Police Department responded to a complaint on West Frazier Avenue. While there, officers observed a vehicle nearby with two males inside and a strong odor of marijuana coming from it.

After making contact and a thorough search, both Miller and Pyles were found to be in possession of narcotics and paraphernalia, with one of the males also in possession of a large sum of cash and scales.

Miller has been charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and trafficking in a controlled substance, methamphetamine. Pyles has been charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Officer Evan Burton was assisted on the scene by sergeant Jr. Murphy and officer Gary Roy.

 

 

Gov. Beshear provides Covid-19 update

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Gov Beshear reads the age, gender and county of residence for people who tested positive for COVID-19.

FRANKFORT – On Wednesday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced the state’s positivity rate has decreased again to 7.5%.

“We are still seeing far too many deaths, but this decreased positivity rate is a really hopeful leading indicator,” said Gov. Beshear. “We have come so far in our fight against this virus – now, we need to hang on until we reach the finish line.”

This afternoon, Gov. Beshear updated Kentuckians on a hazardous winter storm system that is affecting communities across the state and will make travel dangerous today and Thursday. To learn more see the full release.

Case Information
As of 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10, Gov. Beshear reported the following COVID-19 numbers:

New cases today: 1,914
New deaths today: 49
Positivity rate: 7.5%
Total deaths: 4,175
Currently hospitalized: 1,191
Currently in ICU: 336
Currently on ventilator: 169

Gov. Beshear, state officials provide update on winter storm

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FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 10, 2021) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear updated Kentuckians on a hazardous winter storm system that will impact communities across the state starting today.

The Governor was joined by Transportation Secretary and Vaccine Distribution Project Director Jim Gray and Kentucky Division of Emergency Management (KYEM) Director Michael Dossett, who are leading efforts to keep Kentucky families safe and vaccine doses secure during the storm.

“Protecting our Kentucky families is the main mission of my administration. So earlier today, KYEM activated its State Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at 7 a.m. EST at Level 4 operations,” said Gov. Beshear. “We urge all Kentuckians to stay tuned to their local media for information on weather, visit snowky.ky.gov for snow and ice resources and goky.ky.gov to check road conditions.

“We know that road conditions are starting to worsen and rush hour is expected to be dangerous. So I am closing all state offices beginning at 2:30 p.m. EST today. State employees able to telecommute and essential employees designated for mandatory operations should continue to report to work as directed by agency management. Employees should direct questions regarding this closure to their management or human resources departments.

“Thank you to every worker out on the roads today keeping our people safe. We’ve gotten really good at taking care of each other – let’s make sure that’s not reserved for the pandemic, but during this storm and any other emergency.”

“The EOC will support our city and county emergency services partners in law enforcement, transportation, power and utilities. The center will be staffed continuously until this severe weather event ends,” said Director Dossett. “The heaviest precipitation will occur at 5 p.m. today through 3 a.m. Thursday morning. The greatest area of impact will be along the Blue Grass Parkway and Western Kentucky Parkway.

“Snow showers are expected on Saturday and another weather system is expected Monday into Tuesday. We’re asking that non-essential travel be postponed due to the extraordinarily dangerous driving conditions. Our Kentucky State Police and KYTC partners will be out in force to assist Kentuckians in need.

“This is the time to review your safety plan for an unexpected power outage and to check on your extended family and neighbors.”

Ahead of the statewide snow event, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) crews have been monitoring the weather conditions, preparing equipment, restocking supplies and treating roads. Currently, crews are out across most of the state treating routes with salt mixed with calcium chloride and paying particular attention to areas prone to freezing, like bridges and overpasses. But Secretary Gray reminded Kentuckians road treatments may not be sufficient.

“When you’re dealing with extremely low temperatures, more salt is not the answer. It’s not as effective,” Secretary Gray said. “That’s why we really need Kentuckians to be good neighbors and avoid driving if you don’t have to. It’s better to be stranded at home instead of on a roadway. If you have to be out, be sure to reduce your speed, give crews space, have an emergency kit in your vehicle and don’t drive on shoulders.”

Vaccination Appointments Postponed
The Governor also reminded Kentuckians that vaccination appointments for Thursday, Feb. 11, at Kroger regional vaccine sites will be rescheduled for the following Thursday, Feb. 18, for the same time to ensure the safety of all staff, volunteers and those being vaccinated.

“Like I said yesterday, for all of you who have waited a really long time to get this appointment and now have to wait an extra week, I am really sorry. But I also don’t want to put you out on the roads with thick ice. It’s just not safe,” said Gov. Beshear. “Wear your mask, be careful over this next week and we will get you vaccinated.”

The Kroger Health sites are the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, the Northern Kentucky Convention Center in Covington and the Greenwood Mall in Bowling Green.

“Other vaccination sites across the state may reschedule appointments if needed. If you have an appointment scheduled for this afternoon, Thursday, or even Friday, keep a close eye on your email and voicemail box so you get any important notifications from your provider,” said Gov. Beshear.

Safe Vaccine Storage
“Both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines have cold temperature requirements for storage. Every site should have a plan for ensuring safe storage of their vaccine supply so that no doses are lost or wasted,” added Gov. Beshear. “In some cases, that means transferring the supply to another location for temporary storage. In others, sites have reliable back-up generators. Every site also has been notified of resources available to them for assistance.”

Power Outage, Alternative Heat Source Safety
Icing is projected with this storm, which could cause downed power lines and power outages. If you experience a downed power line or power outage, please contact your local utility company.

If possible, prepare for the need to use an alternate source of heat. Be aware of the dangers of alternate heat sources and carbon monoxide poisoning. Generators, camp stoves or charcoal grills should always be used outdoors and at least 20 feet away from windows. Never use a gas stovetop or oven to heat your home. Visit http://www.cdc.gov/co/guidelines.htm for more information.

Columbia city officials visit Summit Manor

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Several local Columbia city officials presented balloons and teddy bears for residents to personnel at Summit Manor on Bomar Heights Tuesday. Involved in the project were: Mayor Pamela Hoots, city council member Sharon Payne,  Brandy Burress, Hailey Birdwell, police chief Jason Cross, incoming police chief Jr. Murphy, Shawn White with the city gas department, Summit Manor Administrator Lawrence Brown, Craig Lasley with the Columbia Parks and Recreation Department, police sergeant Charles Greer, and SRO officer John Harris.

Jail Committee meeting reschedules for Monday, Feb. 15 at 8 a.m.

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The Adair County Fiscal Court Jail Committee will be rescheduling the Jail Committee meeting from Thursday, February 11, 2021 to Monday, February 15, 2021 at 8:00 A.M. CT due to the chance of inclement weather. The meeting will still be held in the basement of the Adair County Annex building located at 424 Public Square, Columbia, KY 42728. The public is invited to attend. Face masks will be mandatory and all COVID restrictions set by the Governor will be enforced.

Recycling Center closes effective immediately

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Feb. 10, 2021

From Adair County Judge Executive Gale Cowan: “The Adair County Recycling Center will be closed effective immediately as voted on by the Adair County Fiscal Court at last night’s meeting. It saddens me the County has to do this since we have so many within the county that utilize these services but after hearing the public’s comments and suggestions it was decided in lieu of adding an additional tax burden on the community to make cuts within and the Recycling Center has always been a service to make Adair County better not a profit making or self-sustaining operation. I want to personally thank all of the dedicated citizens who have kept tons of garbage out of our dumps by recycling and strive to make Adair County a clean and beautiful place to live.”

For more information detailing the closing of the recycling center, read the Feb. 11, 2021 issue of the Adair County Community Voice.

Gov. Beshear praises Kentuckians for their effort

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Gov. Andy Beshear praised Kentuckians for their efforts in thwarting the spread of the novel coronavirus, announcing that case numbers and the positive-test rate keep trending down, and the federal government is sending more vaccine.

“We are seeing really good compliance out there. Keep it up,” Beshear said. “Right now you’re showing that we can win. We can decrease cases just through our behavior, and this is at the same time that we’re vaccinating, so all that’s good.”

Beshear announced 2,339 new cases of the virus, bringing the state’s seven-day rolling average to 2,032, which is 15 less than Monday.

The share of Kentuckians testing positive for the virus in the past seven days dropped again, to 7.66 percent. “This is a good thing,” he said.

Asked if the state’s case numbers are lower because fewer people are getting tested, Beshear said testing numbers are in a “generally good place.” In addition, he said the decline in the positivity rate supports the low case numbers. He said it’s too early for vaccines to have had an impact on case numbers.

While Kentucky’s case numbers have generally declined for a month, so have other states’, so the state ranks seventh in new cases in the last seven days.

Beshear said he had not heard of any more variants of the virus being reported, beyond the one today in Jefferson County.

He cautioned that the existence of these highly contagious variants doesn’t necessarily mean case numbers will go up because wearing a mask and social distancing and the other public health strategies are “still pretty effective.”

“The variants make everybody nervous,” he said, “but they don’t change the game plan and what it’s going to take to protect ourselves until we’re out of this and what we do to get out of it in terms of vaccinations.”

Beshear said the number of Covid-19 deaths is still “stubbornly high” after he announced 35 more, 16 from Louisville. That took the state’s death toll to 4,126. The 14-day death average is the same as yesterday, 45.1 per day.

Also, all of the hospital numbers are up, with 1,204 Covid-19 patients in Kentucky hospitals (up 41 from yesterday); 282 in intensive care (up eight) and 148 of those on ventilators (up six). Beshear said these increases are within normal variations.

For the first time since the state started reporting hospital capacity on a regular basis, none of the hospital readiness regions reported ventilator use, ICU use or overall patient numbers above 80% capacity.

Schools: The state’s K-12 school dashboard shows that 182 schools have never reported their case or quarantine numbers, and last week 401 of them did not. Schools have been asked to self-report daily.

Asked about that, Beshear first commended schools that regularly report, saying they are “living their values of being transparent.” He voiced disappointment in the rest, “because what they do is they remove the real information . . . that they need” in deciding whether to send a child to school or not, especially as the state works toward getting every school open to in-person learning in some capacity.

“It’s highly disappointing that schools would not be reporting, and I would not feel safe with my children going to the ones that do not,” he said. “That would not give me confidence that those schools are doing everything it takes to battle Covid because they’re not doing everything it takes for public health and local health departments and others to know the situation in their schools.”

Asked what he is doing about it, he said the state is encouraging them to participate, and “that’s probably where it’s going to be.” He added, “I think we should all be disappointed that there are schools that claim they can keep our children safe, but won’t show us the data that backs it up.”

Last week, 1,295 students and 523 staff tested positive for the virus, resulting in 5,197 students and 738 staff being quarantined, according to the dashboard.

 

NWS warns of wintry mix heading to area

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The National Weather Service announced that Southern Indiana and north central Kentucky will be the focus for a wintry mix of sleet and freezing rain today, and that threat will shift to central and southern Kentucky tonight through Thursday.
Significant ice accumulations are possible and may lead to disruptions in travel and power, especially across the southern half of Kentucky.
Also, very cold air is forecast in the region this weekend, with lows in the single digits to middle teens possible Sunday night/Monday morning.
There is also a small chance of a weak wintry system coming through on Saturday and another wintry system on Monday-Tuesday.
Confidence is low in the forecast for those two systems, but we wanted to let you know there’s a possibility of additional winter weather in the days following the current storm.

Catherine Robinson Caldwell

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Catherine Robinson Caldwell was born December 29, 1929 to the late Lafe and Cecil Bridgewater Robinson in Campbellsville, Kentucky. She departed this life February 8, 2021 at her home with her husband by her side.

Catherine professed faith in Jesus Christ at an early age at Burdick AME Church in Campbellsville. She graduated as class Salutatorian from Durham High School in Campbellsville, Kentucky. After her marriage to George February 15, 1949, she united with Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and served  71 years as Minister of Music, pianist, Deacon’s Wife, missionary, Sunday School teacher, Vacation Bible School teacher, and helped in food service as needed.   

Catherine worked alongside her husband and together they raised 12 children on their grade A dairy farm. Their hard work and determination to succeed earned them several awards and the Governors recognition for their innovative farm practices with the help of the agents at the Farmers Home Administration. When they retired from farming in 1999, she was often found checking on the day-to-day operations of the farm. They often talked of how things had changed since they started farming in 1949. They were the dynamic duo. She loved unconditionally as a dedicated wife, mother, and grandmother. She never met a stranger and had a genuine love for children of all ages. Her laughter, kindness, and love will be missed by all of us.

Catherine is preceded in death by her parents: Lafe and Cecil Robinson; 2 brothers; Paul and James Allen Robinson; one son George Caldwell, Jr., one grandson Marcus Caldwell.

Catherine is survived by her husband of 71 years George Caldwell Sr.; 2 sisters Ella Mae Jones and Juanita Shively of Cleveland, Ohio; 4 sons: Michael (Donna) Caldwell of Campbellsville, Kentucky; Gregory (Mary Ann) Caldwell and Stephen Caldwell of Columbia Kentucky; Randall Caldwell of Louisville, Kentucky; 7 daughters: Rose Ella Jones of Campbellsville; Patricia Caldwell of Columbia; Clara McCarty of Indianapolis, Indiana; Marilyn Taylor (Ronald) of Perrysburg, Ohio; Carolyn Caldwell, Teressa Caldwell, and Angela Caldwell of Lexington, Kentucky. Also survived by 21 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, 3 great-great-grandchildren, and a host of relatives and friends.

Funeral service – Saturday, February 13, 2021 at 11:00 A.M. at Grissom-Martin Funeral Home with Rev. Scott Curle delivering the Eulogy and Rev. Mickie Ash as Master of Ceremony

Burial in the Bridgewater-Groves-Caldwell Cemetery in Green County

A “WALK-THRU” visitation will begin at 10:00 A.M. Saturday at the funeral home. 

ALL ATTENDEES TO THE VISITATION AND/OR FUNERAL ARE REQUIRED TO WEAR A FACIAL COVERING AND FOLLOW THE HEALTHY AT WORK GUIDELINES

Grissom-Martin Funeral Home in charge of arrangements

Arie Benton Hill

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Arie Benton Hill, 96, of Jamestown, KY died Saturday, February 6, 2021 in Tampa, FL.  Born in Chance, KY he is the son of the late Elic Alexander and Katie Coomer Hill and husband of the late Estelene Gibson Hill.

Mr. Hill attended the Cross Creek Church in Jamestown, KY and was a member of the VFW Post in Argo, IL and the American Legion Post in Odessa, FL.

Survivors include two sons Marvin Elic Hill (Sharon) of Russell Springs, KY and Arie Everett Hill (Nancy) of Homosassa, FL; 7 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren and 7 great great grandchildren; four siblings Thomas Hill of Tennessee, Cecil Harvey of Columbia, KY, Ruby Spicer of Indiana and Matrie Roach of Florida and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents and wife he was preceded in death by a daughter Donna Rae Inman and four siblings Rosa Loy, Chester Hill, Flossie Garmon and Hazel Neal.

Funeral services will be 11:00am Saturday, February 13, 2021 at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home with Entombment in the Hill Cemetery at Chance, KY.  Military honors will be provided by VFW Post 6097.  Visitation will be on Friday from 4:00-8:00pm at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home and will continue on Saturday morning until time for the service.

For the health and respect of the family, please follow all rules for social distancing and everyone attending will be required to wear a mask or face covering.

Potential winter storm

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Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021
From Mike Keltner, Adair Co. Emergency Management Director:

We encourage citizens to use Today, 02/09/2020, to prepare for this incoming potential ice event.  With a greater potential of ice we can expect power loss potential to rise.  Please use the hours today to get ahead of this and prepare your family.

From National Weather Service:
Continue to see a slight southward trend in the axis of greatest ice accumulations, with the highest chances to see greater than 0.25 inch of ice generally between the Western Kentucky/Bluegrass Parkways and the Cumberland Parkway. Expect we may still see minor adjustments north or south in coming updates.

Winter Storm Watch remains in effect for portions of southern Indiana and much of Kentucky and has been expanded to include Scott and Allen Counties (KY) within our CWA. The Watch has also been expanded in time through 7PM EST/6 PM CST Thursday evening. It is likely portions of the Winter Storm Watch will be upgraded to a Winter Storm Warning later today.

LCDHD reports 12 new Covid cases in Adair on Monday

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Monday, Feb. 8, 2021
FROM LAKE CUMBERLAND DISTRICT HEALTH DEPARTMENT:

Over the next 3 weeks, we will receive 4,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to spread across our district’s 10 counties. While we scheduled approximately 3,113 of those 4,000 appointments today, we still have appointment slots open in most counties and will continue making appointments on Tuesday, February 9th starting at 9:00 a.m. EST/8:00 a.m. CST. These are for people in Phase 1a or 1b including those 70 and older. Do not call early. Do not leave your information on our answering machine. We are not keeping waiting lists. We plan to have 20 phone lines open and 10 to 15 operators. However, we know the demand will be greater than the supply. We had over 300,000 attempted dial-ins today for our 4,000 slots. We apologize in advance for not being able to accommodate everyone.

When our scheduling call center goes live on Tuesday morning, these are the numbers to dial:

Statewide Testing Positivity Rate: 7.78%

Deaths: We are sad to report 4 new deaths today. We have experienced a total of 336 deaths resulting in a 1.78% mortality rate (about 1 in 56) among known cases. This compares with a 1.08% mortality rate at the state level, and a 1.72% 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 60 cases in the hospital. This is 4 more than what we reported yesterday. We have had a total of 1,062 hospitalizations resulting in a 5.62% hospitalization rate (about 1 in 18) among known cases. The state hospitalization rate is 4.6%. The latest data shows that 80% of Lake Cumberland’s ICU beds are filled, and 20.69% of ventilator capacity is being utilized.

Total (Cumulative) Cases: The Lake Cumberland District has experienced a total of 18,887 cases since the onset of the outbreak. This means that 9.04% 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 226 cases today from isolation. Released cases include: Adair: 10; Casey: 15; Clinton: 19; Cumberland: 7; Green: 11; McCreary: 31; Pulaski: 54; Russell: 20; Taylor: 44; and, Wayne: 15. In all, we have released 94.5% of our total cases.

Active (Current) Cases: Taking into account deaths and releases, our active cases decreased by 123 more than the new cases we added today. This leaves us with 694 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): Businesses, Schools, Family, and Medical Facilities. We have had 67 cases tied to Christmas gaterings, 43 tied to Thanksgiving gatherings, and 15 tied to New Year’s events. Of our active cases, 9% can not be tied back to another known case (community-spread cases).

New Cases: We report that our total case count has increased by 107 today: Adair: 12; Casey: 4; Clinton: 5; Cumberland: 2; Green: 9; Pulaski: 25; Russell: 20; Taylor: 24; and, Wayne: 6. Our current new case growth rate is: 1.006. This means our total case count is projected to double every 116.97 days. The most new cases we ever added in a single day was on 12/30/2020 when we added 301 cases. Today’s new cases include:

Adair: A 20-year-old male who is self-isolated, Asymptomatic;
Adair: A 73-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Adair: A 50-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Adair: A 18-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Adair: A 63-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Adair: A 57-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Adair: A 54-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Adair: A 14-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Adair: A 45-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Adair: A 69-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Adair: A 16-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Adair: A 77-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Casey: A 70-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Casey: A 73-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Casey: A 33-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Casey: A 29-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Clinton: A 16-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Clinton: A 16-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Clinton: A 15-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Clinton: A 57-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Clinton: A 54-year-old male who is self-isolated, Asymptomatic;
Cumberland: A 21-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Cumberland: A 26-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Green: A 60-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Green: A 61-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Green: A 9-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Green: A 36-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Green: A 48-year-old male who is released, Resolved;
Green: A 49-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Green: A 12-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Green: A 33-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Green: A 15-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 38-year-old female who is released, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 37-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 36-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 23-year-old male who is self-isolated, Asymptomatic;
Pulaski: A 57-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 82-year-old male who is hospitalized, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 59-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 54-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 43-year-old female who is self-isolated, Asymptomatic;
Pulaski: A 48-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 24-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 45-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 35-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 38-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 32-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 24-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 14-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 69-year-old male who is hospitalized, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 67-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 71-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 38-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 14-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 14-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 27-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 21-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Russell: A 45-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Russell: A 48-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Russell: A 62-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Russell: A 55-year-old female who is hospitalized, still symptomatic;
Russell: A 41-year-old male who is self-isolated, Asymptomatic;
Russell: A 30-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Russell: A 38-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Russell: A 64-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Russell: A 85-year-old male who is hospitalized, still symptomatic;
Russell: A 25-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Russell: A 55-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Russell: A 17-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Russell: A 45-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Russell: A 36-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Russell: A 32-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Russell: A 2-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Russell: A 55-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Russell: A 50-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Russell: A 40-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Russell: A 52-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 59-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 56-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 8-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 34-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 54-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 87-year-old female who is hospitalized, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 53-year-old female who is self-isolated, Asymptomatic;
Taylor: A 30-year-old female who is self-isolated, Asymptomatic;
Taylor: A 74-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 19-year-old male who is self-isolated, Asymptomatic;
Taylor: A 7-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 77-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 66-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 17-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 19-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 4-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 19-year-old male who is released, Resolved;
Taylor: A 18-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 24-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 5m -year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 71-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 22-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 18-year-old male who is released, Resolved;
Taylor: A 57-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Wayne: A 21-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Wayne: A 26-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Wayne: A 54-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Wayne: A 70-year-old male who is hospitalized, still symptomatic;
Wayne: A 19-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Wayne: A 50-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;

The deaths we report today are: an 80-year-old individual from McCreary who had been released from public health observation as no longer contagious but later succumbed to lasting complications from the illness; a 71-year-old individual from Pulaski who had been released from public health observation as no longer contagious but later succumbed to lasting complications from the illness; and an 82-year-old individual from Wayne who had been hospitalized. We had 1 additional death we are still trying to determine the primary cause of death.

If we combine Sunday and Monday together (since we didn’t work yesterday), we are starting this week off with fewer new cases than last. However, for the moment, all 10 of our district’s 10 counties are in the “red-critical” range of community-spread.

Please, 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 touching our faces.

The Lake Cumberland area has experienced 18,887 cumulative confirmed cases and there have been 379,558 confirmed COVID-19 cases across all 120 Kentucky Counties as of today (this includes 378,793 statewide plus 765 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.

https://www.lcdhd.org/info-tools/health-assessments-and-statistics/health_report_card/covid19-state-wide-outbreak-2/covid-19-media-public/daily-brief/

Gov. Beshear: As New COVID-19 Cases Decline, State Focuses on Equitable Vaccine Access

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Dr. Stack also details COVID-19 death determinations process

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 8, 2021) – On Monday, as new cases continue to decline, Gov. Beshear said the state is working to address equitable vaccine access.

The Governor updated Kentuckians on the demographics of those vaccinated.

“One thing to note when you look at the vaccine demographic data: we have more individuals in long-term care under 70 than I had ever imagined,” said Gov. Beshear. “With that said, we need to continue to prioritize those 70 and older.

“Right now, more women than men have been vaccinated, but we suspect that reflects the health care and education sectors that have been in earlier phases. I think this will even out more when we get to Phase 1C.

“Black and African American Kentuckians, to date, have received about 4.3% of vaccinations where we know the person’s race. That is unacceptable. It needs to be closer to 8%, at least. About 1.1% of vaccines where ethnicity is known have gone to our Hispanic population – also too low.

“We’re going to produce this data every week so we can track our progress and be held accountable.”

The Governor said addressing equity in vaccine distribution requires looking at three root causes: programmatic causes, as the state needs to take additional, intentional steps to make vaccination programs more equitable; societal causes, because minority Kentuckians are not equally represented in medicine and education, so they were underrepresented among the first to be vaccinated; and historic causes of vaccine hesitancy among minority Kentuckians.

“Our underserved and minority populations haven’t been treated right in the past when it comes to vaccines, or even experimentation,” said Gov. Beshear. “From the beginning, we knew Black and Latinx people were more hesitant to get the COVID-19 vaccination. We’re committed to addressing these concerns.”

“We look forward to expanding our network of partners in this effort and working to reach people who need access to this vaccine and need a little extra assistance in getting it, so they can have the same benefit as everyone else,” said public health Commissioner Dr. Steven Stack.

The Governor also announced the state’s positivity rate has decreased to the lowest it has been since Nov. 10 and Kentucky has now had four straight weeks of declining test positivity and weekly cases.

“The trends are all moving in the right direction, but that only happens from your hard work. We must keep this up because we do not want to lose this progress,” said Gov. Beshear.

The Governor said for the fifth straight week, the state has distributed more vaccines than it received in first doses from the federal government. Of all the first doses the state has received, 91% are already in a Kentuckians’ arms.

Kentucky has received 490,975 COVID-19 initial vaccine doses and 444,930 Kentuckians have received their first vaccine dose.

The state’s vaccination program has received 410,050 first doses and administered 375,728.

The federal long-term care vaccination program run through CVS and Walgreens has sent 80,925 first doses to Kentucky and the program has administered 69,202.

The federal government has vaccinated 17,186 Kentuckians as well, in the Bureau of Prisons, the Veterans Administration and in the Department of Defense.

The new federal pharmacy vaccination program will also start at the end of this week. It has two major partners in the state: a number of Walgreens locations and a large group of independent pharmacies.

“Walgreens is a great partner, but it didn’t have sufficient coverage in rural Kentucky, so we advocated for the program to include independent pharmacies, too,” said Gov. Beshear.

For more information on who is currently eligible for the vaccine in Kentucky, visit vaccine.ky.gov, or call 855-598-2246. Deaf or hard of hearing Kentuckians can call TTY 855-326-4654.

Case Information
As of 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 8, Gov. Beshear reported the following COVID-19 numbers:

New cases today: 1,003
New deaths today: 40
Positivity rate: 7.78%
Total deaths: 4,091
Currently hospitalized: 1,163
Currently in ICU: 274
Currently on ventilator: 142

Top counties with the most positive cases today are: Jefferson, Fayette, Warren and Campbell. Each of these counties reported 30 or more new cases; Jefferson County alone reported 205. To see a list of those reported lost to the virus today, click here.

COVID-19 Death Determinations
Today, Dr. Stack updated Kentuckians on the state’s COVID-19 death determinations process.

“COVID-19 has become the third-leading cause of death in the United States. The process for determining which deaths were caused by COVID-19 is well-defined. It has been done this way for other diseases for a very long time,” said Dr. Stack. “The death must be reported to appropriate authorities. Then you have to have a death certificate signed – that can take days or even weeks, or in unusual cases, longer – that all has to get reported to the local health department.

“The local health department then has to review those materials and make sure things are in order. At that point, they may feel like they’ve reached a conclusion on cause of death, and then they report that up to the state. The state has to take that information and then independently verify certain additional data points, making sure there was a positive COVID-19 test and clinical evidence that COVID-19 was related. For less than 10% of cases, there’s something that requires verification. So then the state has to request records. When they get that information, sometimes that’s all that’s necessary. Some cases, however, are less clear cut. My deputy clinical commissioner and her highly-qualified team of professionals then make an informed determination based on all of the information obtained. This is all a very methodical process.

“The historical record is always accurate based on the person’s date of death, as opposed to the date we are able to report the death, which can be days or weeks later.”

Team Kentucky Fund Donates $380,000 to Mission-Aligned Local Nonprofits
On Monday, Gov. Beshear announced a $380,000 donation from the Team Kentucky Fund to 19 qualified nonprofit organizations in equal shares of $20,000. Each nonprofit serves Kentuckians by preventing homelessness and/or assisting families impacted by the opioid epidemic.

Each recipient had to be a qualified nonprofit organization under the emergency regulation governing the Team Kentucky Fund, 800 KAR 1:010E(10). To learn more and view the list of organizations, see the full release.

With New Louisville HQ, Wieland North America to Create 75 Positions
Wieland North America Inc., a producer of copper and copper alloy products, plans a new North American headquarters in Louisville, a project expected to bring 75 jobs with an $8.8 million investment as it advances Gov. Beshear’s goal to create quality careers for Kentuckians. To read more, see the full release.

Price-Gouging
Today, Gov. Beshear signed an executive order renewing the state’s prohibition on price-gouging. To report price-gouging, visit the attorney general’s website.

Memorial
“Today we are honoring Roy Holladay, known by many as Doc. He was 73 when he passed away Friday at Baptist Health in Paducah after battling COVID-19. Doc moved to Paducah from Tennessee in 1967, beginning a long career with Union Carbide,” said Gov. Beshear. “He was a master electrician and served in Germany with the Air Force as a maintenance trainer for aircraft during Vietnam.

“Doc loved the outdoors. Lake Barkley was his heaven on earth. He shared his passion for fishing, camping and hunting with anyone who would listen. He was an amateur crappie tournament winner several times over, but his real triumph was teaching his daughter, grandchildren, nieces, nephews and friends to fish.

“His grandkids were, by far, the light of his life. Ali is fourteen, and Colin is thirteen, and he relished his time supporting them or showing them love.

“Doc served his church, Twelve Oaks Baptist, as both a leader and humble servant. He was a Deacon, bus driver, maintenance man, greeter and self-proclaimed master popcorn maker for basketball games and events. You name it, Doc did it.

“Doc is survived by his wife of 52 years, Martha Holladay; his daughter, Heather and her husband Jim, and his two grandchildren. Please join me in praying for this family, and every family grieving because of this virus.”

More Information
To view the full daily report, incidence rate map, information on testing locations, vaccines, contact tracing, school reports and guidance, guidance for health care providers and the White House Coronavirus Task Force reports for Kentucky and more, visit kycovid19.ky.gov.

Fiscal Court Jail Committee will meet Feb. 11

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Monday, Feb. 8, 2021:

The Adair County Fiscal Court Jail Committee will meet Thursday, February 11, 2021 at 9:00 A.M. CT in the basement of the Adair County Annex building located at 424 Public Square, Columbia, KY 42728. The public is invited to attend. Mask will be mandatory to enter the building and all COVID regulations put in place by the Governor will be enforced.

Fiscal court meets Tuesday, Feb. 9

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Meeting Moved to Blair Center

The Adair County Fiscal Court will meet in special called session Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021 at 6 p.m. CT at 901 Hudson St., Columbia, KY 42728. This meeting will be open to the public. Face masks will be mandatory and all COVID restrictions set by the Governor will be enforced.

AGENDA

ADAIR COUNTY FISCAL COURT

SPECIAL CALLED MEETING

FEBRUARY 9, 2021 @ 6:00 P.M.

ADAIR COUNTY JIM BLAIR CENTER

901 HUDSON STREET, COLUMBIA, KENTUCKY 42728

  

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

PRAYER

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

 

  1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
  2.         APPROVAL OF MINUTES

 

  1. Special Called Meeting – February 2, 2021

 

  1.        DISBURSEMENTS

 

  1. A.)  SHERIFF’S REPORT

B.)  ROAD DEPARTMENT REPORT

C.)  G.R.A.S. REPORT

D.)  COMMITTEE REPORTS

E.)   JAIL REPORT

 

  1.         TREASURER

 

  1. TREASURER’S REPORT

 

  1. BUDGET AMENDMENTS

 

  1. BUDGET TRANFERS

A.)        LINE TO LINE TRANSFERS

B.)        FUND TO FUND TRANSFERS

 

  1. COURT ORDERS
  2. READING OF ROADS
  3. ACTION ITEMS:

 

  1. AMENDMENT TO 911 POLICY & PROCEDURES DISPATCHER QUALIFICATIONS.
  2. 911 PT-NEW HIRES
  3. JUDICIAL CENTER HVAC/BOILER BIDS DISCUSSION AND AWARDING
  4. SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING CENTER DISCUSISONS
  5. FISCAL COURT TIME/VENUE CHANGES
  6. REVENUE OPTIONS DISCUSSION WITH PUBLIC COMMENTS

 

  1. ADJOURN

 This meeting will be open to the public as of now following all guidelines set by the Governor. This meeting will also be live streamed on the Adair County Fiscal Court Facebook Page for all to view since a restriction limit is under effect.

 

LCDHD currently reports 32 active Covid cases in Adair

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SATURDAY, FEB. 6, 2021
FROM LAKE CUMBERLAND DISTRICT  HEALTH DEPARTMENT:

We have been notified that our district will receive 4,000 doses of 1st/prime dose COVID-19 vaccine spread out over the next 3 weeks for administration by our local health departments. This will be for people in Phase 1a or 1b including those 70 and older. We will take appointments by phone beginning on Monday, February 8th at 9:00 am EST/8:00 am CST. Do not call early. Do not leave your information on our answering machine. We are not keeping waiting lists. We do expect to fill all 4,000 apointment slots within the first few hours. We plan to have 30 phone lines open and 15 to 20 operators. However, we know the demand will be greater than the supply. We apologize in advance for not being able to accommodate everyone.

When our scheduling call center goes live next Monday morning, these are the numbers to dial:

 

Statewide Testing Positivity Rate: 8.07%.

Deaths: We are pleased to report no new deaths today. We have experienced a total of 332 deaths resulting in a 1.77% mortality rate (about 1 in 56) among known cases. This compares with a 1.07% mortality rate at the state level, and a 1.72% mortality rate at the national level.

Hospitalizations: We presently have 56 cases in the hospital. This is 4 more than what we reported yesterday. We have had a total of 1,052 hospitalizations resulting in a 5.6% hospitalization rate (about 1 in 18) among known cases. The state hospitalization rate is 4.62%. The latest data shows that 95.56% of Lake Cumberland’s ICU beds are filled, and 26.67% of ventilator capacity is being utilized.

Total (Cumulative) Cases: The Lake Cumberland District has experienced a total of 18,780 cases since the onset of the outbreak. This means that 8.99% 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 113 cases today from isolation. Released cases include: Adair: 6; Casey: 7; Clinton: 3; Cumberland: 4; McCreary: 15; Pulaski: 37; Russell: 5; Taylor: 29; and, Wayne: 7. In all, we have released 93.9% of our total cases.

Active (Current) Cases: We added 17 more cases today than we had deceased and/or released cases. This leaves us with 817 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): Businesses, Family, Schools, and Medical Facilities. We have had 67 cases tied to Christmas gaterings, 43 tied to Thanksgiving gatherings, and 15 tied to New Year’s events. Of our active cases, 8% can not be tied back to another known case (community-spread cases).

New Cases: We report that our total case count has increased by 130 today: Adair: 1; Casey: 5; Clinton: 5; Cumberland: 5; Green: 13; McCreary: 15; Pulaski: 31; Russell: 27; Taylor: 23; and, Wayne: 5. Our current new case growth rate is: 1.006. This means our total case count is projected to double every 107.46 days. The most new cases we ever added in a single day was on 12/30/2020 when we added 301 cases. Today’s new cases include:

Adair: A 17-year-old female who is self-isolated, Asymptomatic;
Casey: A 41-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Casey: A 84-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Casey: A 58-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Casey: A 51-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Casey: A 27-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Clinton: A 60-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Clinton: A 55-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Clinton: A 14-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Clinton: A 16-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Clinton: A 17-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Cumberland: A 57-year-old male who is released, Resolved;
Cumberland: A 77-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Cumberland: A 73-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Cumberland: A 82-year-old male who is hospitalized, still symptomatic;
Cumberland: A 77-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Green: A 5-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Green: A 28-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Green: A 27-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Green: A 51-year-old female who is self-isolated, Asymptomatic;
Green: A 37-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Green: A 31-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Green: A 74-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Green: A 25-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Green: A 39-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Green: A 19-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Green: A 37-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Green: A 14-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Green: A 16-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
McCreary: A 36-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
McCreary: A 64-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
McCreary: A 37-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
McCreary: A 34-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
McCreary: A 19-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
McCreary: A 66-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
McCreary: A 76-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
McCreary: A 31-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
McCreary: A 21-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
McCreary: A 1-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
McCreary: A 91-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
McCreary: A 72-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
McCreary: A 59-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
McCreary: A 59-year-old male who is hospitalized, still symptomatic;
McCreary: A 54-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 15-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 59-year-old female 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 hospitalized, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 76-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 16-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 40-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 19-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 70-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 55-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 39-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 65-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 15-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 9-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 21-year-old female who is self-isolated, Asymptomatic;
Pulaski: A 68-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 30-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 67-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 9-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 45-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 77-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 36-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 16-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 62-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 64-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 30-year-old female who is released, Asymptomatic;
Pulaski: A 36-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 33-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 29-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 53-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Pulaski: A 72-year-old female who is self-isolated, Asymptomatic;
Russell: A 65-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Russell: A 23-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Russell: A 42-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Russell: A 44-year-old male who is self-isolated, Asymptomatic;
Russell: A 37-year-old male who is self-isolated, Asymptomatic;
Russell: A 46-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Russell: A 33-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Russell: A 49-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Russell: A 39-year-old male who is self-isolated, Asymptomatic;
Russell: A 46-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Russell: A 32-year-old male who is self-isolated, Asymptomatic;
Russell: A 41-year-old male who is self-isolated, Asymptomatic;
Russell: A 53-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Russell: A 43-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Russell: A 44-year-old male who is self-isolated, Asymptomatic;
Russell: A 52-year-old male who is self-isolated, Asymptomatic;
Russell: A 54-year-old male who is self-isolated, Asymptomatic;
Russell: A 60-year-old male who is self-isolated, Asymptomatic;
Russell: A 57-year-old male who is self-isolated, Asymptomatic;
Russell: A 41-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Russell: A 43-year-old male who is self-isolated, Asymptomatic;
Russell: A 44-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Russell: A 34-year-old female who is self-isolated, Asymptomatic;
Russell: A 32-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Russell: A 12-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Russell: A 14-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Russell: A 50-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 26-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 26-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 54-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 35-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 19-year-old male who is self-isolated, Asymptomatic;
Taylor: A 16-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 21-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 40-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 39-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 14-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 52-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 24-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 42-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 75-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 45-year-old female who is released, Resolved;
Taylor: A 14-year-old male who is released, Resolved;
Taylor: A 12-year-old male who is released, Resolved;
Taylor: A 13-year-old female who is released, Resolved;
Taylor: A 15-year-old male who is released, Resolved;
Taylor: A 29-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 75-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 18-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Taylor: A 83-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Wayne: A 69-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Wayne: A 60-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Wayne: A 68-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Wayne: A 6-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
Wayne: A 24-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;

Starting next week, the health departments will be closed on Sundays. As long as we can keep up with case investigations, contact tracing, releases, and vaccination clinics, we are going to make an effort to give our staff consistently one day off per week. This means there will not be a Daily Brief on Sundays.

We are happy to report no new deaths today.

After 3 weeks of declining cases, we added 829 new cases this week compared to 795 last week. Our new case rate continues to be higher than the state average. We experienced 5 COVID-19 related deaths this week. We have 817 active cases today compared to 804 active cases last Saturday. We have 56 hospitalized cases today compared to 42 last Saturday. So, by each of these indicators, our COVID-19 situation worsened this week compared to the last. Clinton is our only county in the “orange-accelerated” 7-day average incidence rate of community-spread. The other 9 counties are in the “red-critical range”.

Please, 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 18,780 cumulative confirmed cases and there have been 376,984 confirmed COVID-19 cases across all 120 Kentucky Counties as of today (this includes 376,262 statewide plus 722 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 Status

The Governor recently announced additional sites where vaccines for Phase 1a and 1b, including 70 and older, have opened. More sites will be opening in the weeks to come. You may call 1-855-598-2246, or visit vaccine.ky.gov to find out if you are eligible and where you can receive the vaccine. Remember, supplies are still limited, it may take several weeks to secure an appointment.

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.

Five hundred prime/1st dose vaccines are coming into the Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital each week for folks in the 1a and 1b group, including those 70 and older. Their COVID-19 hotline phone number 1-844-675-3390.

The Lake Cumberland District Health Department will be receiving more vaccine beginning next week. We will begin taking appointments on Monday, February 8th at 9:00 am EST/8:00 am CST. Please do not call early, and do not leave your information on our answering machine. We are not keeping any sort of waiting list.

 

Also, select providers are receiving vaccine for school staff.

Counties where 1st Dose School Clinics are Complete/Largely Complete

  • Taylor County the week of 1/8/21 by Taylor Regional Hospital with approximately 300 vaccinations administered.
  • Casey County on 1/20/21 by Cumberland Family Medical with approximately 150 vaccinations administered.
  • Adair County on 1/22/21 by Cumberland Family Medical with approximately 200 vaccinations administered.
  • Clinton County on 1/22/21 by Cumberland Family Medical with approximately 160 vaccinations administered.
  • Cumberland County on 1/27/21 by Cumberland Family Medical with approximately 100 vaccinations administered.
  • Russell County on 1/28/21 by Cumberland Family Medical with approximately 300 vaccinations administered.
  • Green County on 1/29/21 by Cumberland Family Medical with approximately 150 vaccinations administered.
  • Wayne County on 2/1/21 by Cumberland Family Medical with approximately 280 vaccinations administered.
  • McCreary County on 2/4/21 by Kroger Pharmacy with approximately 210 vaccinations administered.

Counties where 1st Dose School Clinics are in Progress

  • Pulaski is in progress and is being handled by Lake Cumberland Medical Associates.

As we learn more, we will post it.

https://www.lcdhd.org/info-tools/health-assessments-and-statistics/health_report_card/covid19-state-wide-outbreak-2/covid-19-media-public/daily-brief/

T.J. Regional named vaccination site for Phase 1B

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Statement from T.J. Regional Health:

T.J. Regional Health has been approved as a regional vaccine site for those aged 70 and older in Phase 1B. We will be receiving 500 vaccines in the coming days and we will begin calling the first 500 of those who have signed up on the waiting list to schedule appointments.

We will continue to call 500 people per week to schedule their vaccine appointments to align with our vaccine allocations. You must have an appointment to get a vaccination.

If you have already signed up on the waiting list via our hotline or online form, please know that we have your information and there is no need to call to sign up again. We will call you to schedule your appointment as soon as possible.

If you are Phase 1A (Healthcare Workers) or Phase 1B (70+, K-12 Personnel, or First Responders) and have not signed up for the waiting list, you may go online to tjregionalhealth.org/vaccine to sign up at any time.

“We are grateful to be selected as a regional vaccine distribution location and fulfill our commitment to offer the vaccine to the communities we serve. We have a process in place and will schedule appointments starting next week. We also want to extend our sincere appreciation to our leaders at the state for communicating and coordinating this historic process,” said TJRH CEO Neil Thornbury.

Details for future phases will be announced in the near future as more information becomes available.