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COVID-19 News Brief & Vaccination Update 10/04/2021 By Sam Price Lake Cumberland District Health Department IMPORTANT - Due to the continued increase in positive cases it may be several days before you are contacted by the health department. If you've tested positive for COVID19 please isolate yourself immediately, do NOT wait on a call from the health department. Please notify anyone you may have been in contact with so they can begin quarantine. Visit www.lcdhd.org for more specific COVID-19 guidance. Of today's 332 reported cases, 287 (86%) were unvaccinated and 79 of today's cases (24%) were in individuals 18 years of age or younger. Please take the necessary precautions to protect yourself and your loved ones. Consider getting the vaccine if you are eligible and haven't, and wear a mask when in indoor settings where there are large crowds. Statewide Testing Positivity Rate: 9.31%. Deaths: We are sad to report 4 new deaths since our last report. We have experienced a total of 623 deaths resulting in a 1.64% mortality rate (about 1 in 61) among known cases. This compares with a 1.27% mortality rate at the state level and a 1.6% 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 75 cases in the hospital. This is 9 more than what we reported in our last report. We have had a total of 1,652 hospitalizations resulting in a 4.36% hospitalization rate (about 1 in 23) among known cases. The state hospitalization rate is 4.19%. The latest data shows that 55% of Lake Cumberland's ICU beds are filled, and 37.5% of ventilator capacity is being utilized. Total (Cumulative) Cases: The Lake Cumberland District has experienced a total of 37,885 cases since the onset of the outbreak. This means that 18.14% 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, 1.32% are reinfections, and 5.51% contracted the virus after being fully vaccinated (breakthrough cases). In the last week, 6.63% of our new cases were breakthrough cases. Released (Not contagious) Cases: We released 619 cases since our last report from isolation. Released cases include: Adair: 41; Casey: 39; Clinton: 29; Cumberland: 8; Green: 51; McCreary: 103; Pulaski: 148; Russell: 49; Taylor: 61; and, Wayne: 90. In all, we have released 96.1% of our total cases. Active (Current) Cases: Taking into account deaths and releases, our active cases decreased by 295 more than the new cases we added since our last report. This leaves us with 853 active cases in our district across all 10 of our district's 10 counties. On 09/03/2021 we were at our peak number of active cases, 1,811. Where Did Cases Visit Prior to Isolation: The most common places cases visited prior to isolation are (in descending order): Schools, Businesses, Family, and Medical Facilities. 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 329 since our last report. Our new cases (including suspect cases) are as follows: Adair: 16; Casey: 25; Clinton: 4; Cumberland: 23; Green: 24; McCreary: 70; Pulaski: 99; Russell: 28; Taylor: 24; and, Wayne: 16. Our current new case growth rate is: 1.00605. This means our total case count is projected to double every 114.87 days. The most new cases we ever added in a single day was on 09/07/2021 when we added 730 cases. A duplicate case for McCreary County was deleted today. Another case was moved from McCreary to Pulaski County when the address was verified. There was a duplicate case also removed from Adair County's numbers, and another Adair County case was moved to a different jurisdiction outside of Lake Cumberland when the investigation was completed. The deaths included in this report are one Adair County resident (unvaccinated), two Taylor County residents (both unvaccinated) and one Wayne County resident (unvaccinated). We are so very sorry for these losses. Again, we encourage our citizens to take the COVID-19 vaccine, which is safe and very effective. Of our 23,816 new cases since the vaccine started becoming available, almost 94.49% were unvaccinated. Below are our area's COVID-19 vaccination uptake rates compared to the state average (last updated 10/1/2021).
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