With Grayson County approaching 400 coronavirus (COVID-19) cases since the onset of the pandemic, the county’s rate of infection is third highest in the region.
Looking at the infection rate in Grayson County and its six bordering counties shows that Breckinridge County, with 124 COVID cases and an approximate population of 21,000 residents, has done the best job of mitigating the virus’ growth.
A breakdown of the region’s infection rates:
- Breckinridge Co. (21,000 pop.) — 124 cases = 1 case per 169.4 residents
- Hart Co. (19,000) – 166 cases = 1 case per 114.5 residents
- Edmonson Co. (12,000) – 131 cases = 1 case per 91.6 residents
- Hardin Co. (111,000) – 1,233 cases = 1 case per 90.0 residents
- Grayson Co. (27,000) – 390 cases = 1 case per 69.2 residents
- Ohio Co. (25,000) – 444 cases = 1 case per 56.3 residents
- Butler Co. (13,000) – 335 cases = 1 case per 38.8 residents
Grayson County has experienced the most COVID-19-related deaths in the seven county area with 17, followed by Butler County with 16. Edmonson County has had 12 deaths blamed on the virus and Hardin County 11.
Leading the state in coronavirus cases is the most populous county in the commonwealth, as Jefferson County, with 770,000 residents, has had 14,694 cases diagnosed (1 case for every 52.4 residents). Fayette County, with 323,000 residents, has had 5,688 COVID-19 cases (1 case for every 56.8 residents).
Nearby Warren County, with a population of 136,000, has been a consistently hot spot for the virus, as 4,190 cases have been diagnosed, or one case per 32.5 residents.
Jefferson, Fayette and Warren counties have a combined 24,572 COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic, accounting for 39.2 percent of all cases in Kentucky.
In total, the state as of Tuesday has had 62,731 coronavirus cases and 1,119 deaths.
(The number COVID-19 cases and deaths per county provided by the Kentucky Department for Public Health)
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
