After months stuck in the red for COVID-19 spread, Whitley County Health Department officials are optimistic they might be heading in the right direction:
“We are saddened to report our 33
rd death. We send our condolences to the family and friends of the 79-year-old female,” the Laurel County Health Department wrote in a release Wednesday.
The Laurel County Health Department announced 33 additional cases of COVID–19 Wednesday bringing the total number of cases in Laurel County to 5,531.
There are currently 83 cases hospitalized, and a total of 112 of the active cases came from congregate settings.
With the new cases, Laurel County’s COVID–19 incidence rate stands at 57.3.
Whitley County
The Whitley County Health Department announced 15 additional COVID–19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the county’s total to 3,103.
One COVID-19 death was reported in northeast Indiana on Monday from Sunday, recorded in Steuben County. Area hospitalizations were down to 120, and ICU
By Erin Cox
Editor
Feb 2, 2021
FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2020, file photo, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky. Gov. Andy Beshear proposed an infusion of aid into Kentucky s coronavirus-battered economy on Thursday evening, Jan. 7, 2021, announcing an ambitious budget plan that includes down-payments on his long-running goals of raising salaries for teachers and boosting public education funding.(AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File) Timothy D. Easley
On Monday, Gov. Andy Beshear and other state officials updated Kentuckians on the stateâs vaccine rollout and announced the stateâs third straight week of declining cases and its fourth day in a row with a positivity rate below 9%.
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