The Grayson County Health Department (GCHD) has released a coronavirus update.
GCHD Director Josh Embry said 34 new cases of the virus have been confirmed Friday.
The new cases give Grayson County 107 cases of the virus confirmed over the last nine days, nearly 12 per day. The new cases increase the county’s COVID-19 victim count to 1,203 (one case per 22.4 residents).
Two new deaths were reported, raising Grayson County’s death toll to 35. Health officials said “five cases are now under review.”
Officials report 10 victims are currently hospitalized, with two people on ventilators.
The health department said there are 95 active coronavirus cases, a decrease of two active case since Friday.
Grayson Co. joins 116 other Kentucky counties in the “red”
According to the Kentucky Department for Public Health, Grayson County remains a “red” county, indicating a “critical” spread of the virus within the community, as the county has had 34.1 cases per day per 100,000 residents over the last week.
All counties bordering Grayson County are also considered “red zones,” with Butler County posting the highest rate of occurrence over the last week at 53.2 cases per day per 100,000, followed by Hardin (47), Ohio (44.7), Hart (44.3), Breckinridge (40.5), and Edmonson (36.4).
Currently, 117 of Kentucky’s 120 counties are “red zones.”
A cluster of counties in southcentral and southeastern Kentucky are showing a dangerously high rate of occurrence, led by McCreary County with 240.4 cases per day per 100,000 residents (over the last week).
Clinton (205.5), Wayne (183.4), Pulaski (140.9), Russell (152.2), Green (121.4), Cumberland (99.4), Whitley (96.1), and Adair (92.3) counties are the remaining counties constituting the cluster.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
