The Lake Cumberland District Health Department (LCDHD) is changing its focus from doing case investigations to focusing more on education efforts, according to LCDHD Executive Director Amy Tomlinson.
By CARLA SLAVEY
Commonwealth Journal Apr 16, 2021
3 hrs ago
After going a week without any COVID-related deaths in the district, the Lake Cumberland District Health Department (LCDHD) announced Thursday the death of a 71-year-old Wayne County resident who had been hospitalized.
Before that, the most recent deaths reported within the 10-county district were two Pulaski residents who were announced on April 8: An 88-year-old and a 92-year-old, both of whom had been hospitalized.
Earlier this week, LCDHD announced that it had temporarily suspended administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine âin an abundance of cautionâ after reports emerged that at least six people across the U.S. developed a rare type of blood clot after receiving the shot.
Trigg County Hospital is now one of 51 regional sites in Kentucky for administering COVID-19 vaccines, according to Gov. Andy Beshear, who made the announcement during his media briefing on
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