A new COVID-19 Community Level rating map released Friday by Kentucky Public Health gave McCracken County the state’s sole high rating. Purchase District Health Department director Kent Koster doesn’t think the map is accurate.
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Western Kentucky health department leaders are encouraging older Kentuckians and those with medical conditions creating weaker immune systems to receive a second COVID-19 booster vaccine following federal officials in late March authorizing the extra booster.
A reported down-tick in COVID-19 case numbers is happening as hospitals across the U.S. have seen a 16% decrease in weekly reported cases. The Purchase District Health Department, in far western Kentucky, is no different.