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LCDHD COVID-19 Public Information Brief 08/26/2020 By Amy Tomlinson Lake Cumberland District Health Department We added 76 new cases today. Our previous one-day new case record was 55. Our growth rate is now 1.026 meaning cases are projected to double at just over every 27 days. We currently have 27 in the hospital, the most since the onset of the outbreak. Over 30 of our new cases were long-term care residents. As this is our most high-risk demographic, this increases the odds that the strain on our hospitals will rise. The health department is nearing our capacity to respond effectively, meaning, if this level of increase continues, we will not have enough staff or hours in the day to complete effective contract tracing. Contact tracing is where we track down everyone who is a close contact to a case and quarantine them if they are high-risk. This slows the spread of the disease by "removing" those who are at high-risk of becoming a positive case from interacting with the public. 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. Deaths: We are sad to report 1 new death today from Green. We have experienced a total of 54 deaths resulting in a 3% 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 27 cases in the hospital. We have had a total of 172 hospitalizations resulting in a 9.4% hospitalization rate among known cases. The latest state data shows that 64% of ICU beds and 27% of ventilator capacity are being utilized. Released (Not contagious) Cases: We released 22 cases today from isolation. Released cases include: Casey: 3; Clinton: 2; Cumberland: 1; Green: 4; McCreary: 1; Pulaski: 3; Russell: 3; Taylor: 4; and, Wayne: 1. In all, we have released 78.1% of our total cases. Total (Cumulative) Cases: The Lake Cumberland District has experienced a total of 1,824 cases since the onset of the outbreak. Active (Current) Cases: Taking all things into account, this leaves us with 346 active cases in our district across all 10 of our district's 10 counties. Of those active cases, 71 are asymptomatic. New Cases: We report that our total case count has increased by 76 today: Adair: 4; Casey: 4; Clinton: 2; Cumberland: 2; Green: 20; McCreary: 8; Pulaski: 12; Russell: 11; Taylor: 9; and, Wayne: 4. Our current new case growth rate is: 1.026. This means our total case count is projected to double every 27.35 days. The new cases include:
The Lake Cumberland area has experienced 1,824 Cumulative Confirmed Cases and there have been 45,345 Confirmed COVID-19 cases across all 120 Kentucky Counties as of today (this includes 45,230 statewide plus 115 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. This story was posted on 2020-08-27 07:42:42
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