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The News Journal » Whitley County announces one new COVID related death Thursday
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The News Journal » Whitley, Knox, Laurel and Bell counties report a total of 148 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday
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The News Journal » Laurel County reports two new COVID-19 deaths Wednesday
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Cabinet for Health and Family Services executive policy advisor Mark Carter estimated that, at minimum, contact tracing efforts have prevented more than 2,000 hospitalizations and 400 deaths. Contact tracers have successfully contacted 94,000 Kentuckians identified as having been exposed to the virus, helping prevent further spread of the virus, avoiding hospitalizations and saving lives, according to a press release from the governor’s office.
Whitley County
The Whitley County Health Department announced 67 additional COVID–19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the county’s total to 2,452.
There are currently 309 active cases, of which 13 are hospitalized.
With the new cases, Whitley County’s COVID–19 incidence rate stands at 81.2.
The Laurel County Health Department announced 73 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, including 12 cases that came from a congregate setting. This brings the county’s total cases to 3,535.
There are currently 1,569 active cases, of which 39 are hospitalized. A total of 1,937 cases have recovered.
The Laurel County Health Department has reported that 45 of the total active cases came from within congregate settings.
The Laurel County Health Department reported its 15
th confirmed COVID-19 death Dec. 15.
With the new cases, Laurel County COVID–19 incidence rate stands at 75.2.
Whitley County
The Whitley County Health Department announced 19 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, which brings the county’s total to 2,143 cases