Habitat for Humanity gives keys to new homeowner
Habitat for Humanity gives keys to new home By Jill Lyman | May 3, 2021 at 4:51 PM CDT - Updated May 3 at 4:51 PM
HENDERSON, Ky. (WFIE) - A Henderson woman who has been on the frontlines battling COVID-19 was given keys to her new habitat home Monday morning.
Kay Schindler works in the Environmental Services department at Deaconess Henderson hospital.
Schindler and her family spent more than 200 hundred hours working on the house.
“Having our own yard, we haven’t had our own yard in forever. So that is just going to be really nice to be able to sit outside and enjoy the weather,” said Schindler.
HENDERSON, Ky. Two COVID-related deaths were reported Monday in Henderson County and five new confirmed COVID-19 cases were recorded in the county.
Overall, the Green River District Health Department reported only eight new cases in its seven-county district on Monday. In addition to Henderson County s five cases, McLean County, Ohio County and Webster County had one new case apiece.
The Henderson County deaths were previously unreported COVID-19 deaths that were found through a state-wide review of death certificates.The two deaths bring Henderson County s total to 62 since the pandemic began.
The incidence rate, which measures the average daily cases per 100k population over the past seven days, rose to 8.2 as of Thursday afternoon in Henderson County, which held the county in the yellow or community spread level. The incidence rates in Webster County and Union County also remained in the community spread level at 5.5 and 3.0, respectively.
Deaconess Henderson, Union Co. allowing Kentuckians 60 and older to get COVID-19 vaccine
Deaconess Henderson, Union Co. allowing Kentuckians 60 and older to get COVID-19 vaccine By 14 News Staff | February 19, 2021 at 4:33 PM CST - Updated February 19 at 10:58 PM
KENTUCKY (WFIE) - Kentuckians 60 and older can now get the COVID-19 vaccine at Deaconess Henderson and Deaconess Union County Hospital.
Click here to book an appointment at Deaconess Henderson.
“While Kentucky is still in Phase 1b, locations with the capacity to do so may transition into Phase 1c, according to the Kentucky Department of Public Health,” said Brian Spencer, PharmD, Pharmacy Service Line Manager, Deaconess.