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LCDHD COVID-19 Public Information Brief 3/22/2021

By Amy Tomlinson
Lake Cumberland District Health Department

Our new cases went up slightly compared to this time last week, so our 7-day average incidence rate went up as well. We now have 5 counties in the "yellow-community-spread" category, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, and McCreary; and 5 counties in the "orange-accelerated" range of community-spread: Adair, Pulaski, Russell, Taylor, and Wayne. None of our counties are presently in the "red-critical" range.

The fact that our new case rate decline is rising slightly is concerning. While cases are still dropping for the moment in the United States, it should be noted that on the global level, cases have started to rise again. Countries like Brazil, India, France, Italy, and Germany are seeing sharp increases. Therefore, please do not assume that the pandemic is completely behind us and take the vaccine as soon as you can. Also, until the vaccine is widely available, and a significant percentage of the population has taken it, 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.

Statewide Testing Positivity Rate: 2.93%.



Deaths: We are pleased to report no new deaths today. We have experienced a total of 377 deaths resulting in a 1.79% mortality rate (about 1 in 56) among known cases. This compares with a 1.38% mortality rate at the state level and a 1.82% mortality rate at the national level.

Hospitalizations: We presently have 20 cases in the hospital. This is 1 less than what we reported Friday. We have had a total of 1,157 hospitalizations resulting in a 5.51% hospitalization rate (about 1 in 18) among known cases. The state hospitalization rate is 4.79%. The latest data shows that 84.44% of Lake Cumberland's ICU beds are filled, and 21.67% of ventilator capacity is being utilized.

Total (Cumulative) Cases: The Lake Cumberland District has experienced a total of 21,010 cases since the onset of the outbreak. This means that 10.06% of our total population has 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. Of our total cases, 0.34% are reinfections.

Released (Not contagious) Cases: We released 51 cases today from isolation. Released cases include: Adair: 6; Casey: 2; Clinton: 1; Cumberland: 2; Green: 5; McCreary: 5; Pulaski: 18; Russell: 1; Taylor: 7; and, Wayne: 4. In all, we have released 97.4% of our total cases.

Active (Current) Cases: Taking into account deaths and releases, our active cases decreased by 4 more than the new cases we added today. This leaves us with 175 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, 1,343.

Where Did Cases Visit Prior to Isolation: The most common places cases visited prior to isolation are (in descending order): Family, Businesses, Medical Facilities, and Schools. Of our active cases, 4% can not be tied back to another known case (community-spread cases).

New Cases: We report that our total case count has increased by 47 today: Adair: 8; Green: 1; McCreary: 5; Pulaski: 18; Russell: 5; Taylor: 7; and, Wayne: 3. Our current new case growth rate is: 1.001. This means our total case count is projected to double every 548.45 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 35-year-old female who is released, Resolved;
  • Adair: A 45-year-old male who is released, Resolved;
  • Adair: A 76-year-old female who is released, Resolved;
  • Adair: A 19-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
  • Adair: A 26-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
  • Adair: A 57-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
  • Adair: A 26-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
  • Adair: A 41-year-old female who is released, Resolved;
  • Green: A 71-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
  • McCreary: A 12-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
  • McCreary: A 53-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
  • McCreary: A 26-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
  • McCreary: A 26-year-old female who is released, Resolved;
  • McCreary: A 15-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
  • Pulaski: A 45-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
  • Pulaski: A 32-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
  • Pulaski: A 12-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
  • Pulaski: A 25-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
  • Pulaski: A 30-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
  • Pulaski: A 42-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
  • Pulaski: A 22-year-old male who is released, Resolved;
  • Pulaski: A 68-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
  • Pulaski: A 31-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
  • Pulaski: A 49-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
  • Pulaski: A 26-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
  • Pulaski: A 56-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
  • Pulaski: A 53-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
  • Pulaski: A 46-year-old male who is self-isolated, Resolved;
  • Pulaski: A 15-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
  • Pulaski: A 10-year-old male who is self-isolated, Resolved;
  • Pulaski: A 14-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
  • Pulaski: A 2-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
  • Russell: A 54-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
  • Russell: A 19-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
  • Russell: A 9-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
  • Russell: A 4-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
  • Russell: A 78-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
  • Taylor: A 58-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
  • Taylor: A 22-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
  • Taylor: A 12-year-old male who is released, Resolved;
  • Taylor: A 35-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
  • Taylor: A 33-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
  • Taylor: A 57-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
  • Taylor: A 23-year-old male who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
  • Wayne: A 83-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
  • Wayne: A 67-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
  • Wayne: A 46-year-old female who is self-isolated, still symptomatic;
https://www.lcdhd.org/info-tools/health-assessments-and-statistics/health_report_card/covid19-state-wide-outbreak-2/covid-19-media-public/daily-brief


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