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LCDHD COVID-19 Public Information Brief 08/27/2020 By Amy Tomlinson Lake Cumberland District Health Department We added 50 new cases today. We are on track for this to be our largest week of growth since the onset of the outbreak. Currently, our new case rate of 10.17 per 10,000 is considerably higher than the state growth rate at 6.62 per 10,000. Our total cases are projected to double at just over every 28.7 days. We currently have 22 cases in the hospital, which is 5 less than yesterday. Currently, most of our new cases are tied back to long-term care and residential facilities, followed by businesses. Places of worship and schools are now tied for third place. Thirty-eight of our active cases are school age (18 or younger). Imagine how much spread could have occurred in the schools if they had been meeting face-to-face and/or these children were not in isolation. Then imagine all those exposed children bringing the virus home, and then the family members taking it to work and church. 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 Taylor. We have experienced a total of 55 deaths resulting in a 2.9% 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 22 cases in the hospital. We have had a total of 175 hospitalizations resulting in a 9.3% 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 24 cases today from isolation. Released cases include: Casey: 4; Cumberland: 2; Green: 6; Pulaski: 9; Russell: 2; and, Taylor: 1. In all, we have released 77.3% of our total cases. Total (Cumulative) Cases: The Lake Cumberland District has experienced a total of 1,874 cases since the onset of the outbreak. Active (Current) Cases: Taking all things into account, this leaves us with 371 active cases in our district across all 10 of our district's 10 counties. Of those active cases, 81 are asymptomatic. New Cases: We report that our total case count has increased by 50 today: Adair: 2; Casey: 2; Clinton: 3; Cumberland: 2; Green: 12; McCreary: 4; Pulaski: 16; Russell: 2; Taylor: 2; and, Wayne: 5. Our current new case growth rate is: 1.024. This means our total case count is projected to double every 28.7 days. The new cases include:
The Lake Cumberland area has experienced 1,874 Cumulative Confirmed Cases and there have been 46,074 Confirmed COVID-19 cases across all 120 Kentucky Counties as of today (this includes 45,978 statewide plus 96 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 2020-08-28 05:55:28
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