Monday, July 6 2020
Deaths: We are pleased to report no new deaths today. We have experienced a total of 27 deaths resulting in a 6% mortality rate among known cases.
Hospitalizations: We presently have 8 cases in the hospital. We have had a total of 75 hospitalizations resulting in a 16.6% hospitalization rate among known cases. The latest state data shows that 73% of ICU beds and 26% of ventilator capacity are being utilized.
Released (Recovered) Cases: We released 15 cases today from isolation (recovered). Released cases include: Adair: 2; Clinton: 1; McCreary: 2; Pulaski: 3; Russell: 1; Taylor: 5; and, Wayne: 1. In all, we have released 68.9% of our total cases.
Total (Cumulative) Cases: The Lake Cumberland District has experienced a total of 453 cases since the onset of the outbreak. This has resulted in the health department reaching out to over 2758 individuals during our contact tracing.
Active (Current) Cases: Taking all things into account, this leaves us with 114 active cases in our district across 8 of our 10 counties. Of those active cases, 20 are asymptomatic.
New Cases: We report that our total case count has increased by 15 today: Adair: 5; Casey: 5; Pulaski: 3; Russell: 1; 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 47-year-old female who is self-isolated, asymptomatic
Adair: A 30-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
Adair: A 57-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
Adair: A 64-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
Adair: A 35-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
Casey: A 91-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
Casey: A 39-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
Casey: A 99-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
Casey: A 89-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
Casey: A 69-year-old male who is self-isolated, asymptomatic
Pulaski: A 41-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
Pulaski: A 26-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
Pulaski: A 33-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
Russell: A 44-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic
Wayne: A 19-year-old female who is self-isolated, asymptomatic
We released 15 cases today (recovered) but added 15 new cases. So, our active case count remains at 114. Those are spread across 8 counties now instead of 9. There are no active cases that we know about in Cumberland or McCreary (though we assume there are active cases in all our counties). We have one less hospitalized case today. As opposed to yesterday, the new case rate for the state is slightly higher than the Lake Cumberland case rate.
Our current growth rate remains at 1.03 (cumulative case count doubling about every 23 days), though. We remind everyone that our best chance for slowing the spread is for everyone to wear a mask when out in public, to avoid crowds, to social distance (stay 6-feet from others), to wash their hands with soap and water often and thoroughly, to stay home if they have a fever or are coughing, to increase sanitation, and to avoid touching their faces.
The Lake Cumberland area has experienced 453 Cumulative Confirmed Cases and there have been 17,191 Confirmed COVID-19 cases across All 120 Kentucky Counties as of 07/06/20 (this includes 17,152 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 to identify and contact all those with whom any positive case may have come into close contact.
https://www.lcdhd.org/2020/07/06/public-information-brief-7-06-20/
