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LCDHD COVID-19 Public Information Brief 9/23/2021 By Amy Tomlinson Lake Cumberland District Health Department Of today's 300 reported cases, 266 (89%) were unvaccinated and 94 of today's cases (31%) 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: 11.33%. Deaths: We regret we must report 4 new deaths since our last report. We have experienced a total of 583 deaths resulting in a 1.64% mortality rate (about 1 in 61) among known cases. This compares with a 1.26% 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 38 cases in the hospital. This is 2 more than what we reported in our last report. We have had a total of 1,581 hospitalizations resulting in a 4.45% hospitalization rate (about 1 in 22) among known cases. The state hospitalization rate is 4.23%. The latest data shows that 98% of Lake Cumberland's ICU beds are filled, and 44.74% of ventilator capacity is being utilized. Total (Cumulative) Cases: The Lake Cumberland District has experienced a total of 35,558 cases since the onset of the outbreak. This means that 17.02% 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, 1.23% are reinfections, and 5.39% contracted the virus after being fully vaccinated (breakthrough cases). In the last week, 5.69% of our new cases were breakthrough cases. Released (Not contagious) Cases: We released 340 cases since our last report from isolation. Released cases include: Adair: 24; Casey: 16; Clinton: 5; Cumberland: 13; Green: 20; McCreary: 44; Pulaski: 81; Russell: 41; Taylor: 46; and, Wayne: 50. In all, we have released 95.1% of our total cases. Active (Current) Cases: Taking into account deaths and releases, our active cases decreased by 44 more than the new cases we added since our last report. This leaves us with 1,145 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, 1,815. 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, 9% can not be tied back to another known case (community-spread cases). New Cases: We report that our total case count has increased by 300 since our last report. Our new cases (including suspect cases) are as follows: Adair: 20; Casey: 30; Clinton: 9; Cumberland: 2; Green: 15; McCreary: 35; Pulaski: 67; Russell: 34; Taylor: 48; and, Wayne: 40. Our current new case growth rate is: 1.00786. This means our total case count is projected to double every 88.48 days. The most new cases we ever added in a single day was on 09/07/2021 when we added 730 cases. The deaths included in tonight's report are three Pulaski County residents (all unvaccinated) and one Adair County resident (unvaccinated). We are so sorry for the losses these families are enduring. Again, we encourage our citizens to take the COVID-19 vaccine, which is safe and very effective. Of our 21,489 new cases since the vaccine started becoming available, almost 94.61% were unvaccinated. This story was posted on 2021-09-24 07:05:42
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