By CARLA SLAVEY Commonwealth Journal Aug 2, 2021 13 hrs ago The delta variant of COVID-19 is getting more and more attention from health officials, both on a local and a state level. On Monday, the Lake Cumberland District Health Department announced it would be conducting a community update via YouTube at 2 p.m. Wednesday. The live update will be shown on the districtâs YouTube channel, LCDHD Public Health. Meanwhile, state officials announced Monday changes for employees of all state-run medical facilities, including veterans nursing homes and mental health facilities. Eric Friedlander, secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, announced that beginning today, all state-run facilities will require masks for employees and contractors. All employees and contractors will also be required to be fully vaccinated by October 1 unless there is a medical or religious reason they cannot be vaccinated.