With COVID-19 cases on the rise in Grayson County, the Grayson County Health Department (GCHD) is hosting a free vaccine clinic on Thursday.
“We are seeing an alarming increase of active COVID-19 cases in Grayson County,” the health department said on Tuesday. “Please use caution while in-doors or when social distancing cannot be observed. Consider masking when possible. If you have symptoms of COVID, please schedule testing with your medical professional.”
The free vaccine clinic will be held at the GCHD Thursday morning from 9:00 until 11:00 and again Thursday afternoon from 1:00 until 3:00. No appointment is needed.
The health department is located at 124 E. White Oak Street in Leitchfield.
Cases climbing sharply
The health department on Monday announced 39 new cases since the agency’s last update on July 14. There were 52 active cases in the county, the most in several weeks, and a drastic increase from the two active cases reported on June 23.
Three people were hospitalized.
There have now been 2,393 COVID-19 cases diagnosed in Grayson County since the onset of the pandemic in March 2020.
On Tuesday, the Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH) reported that 28 Kentucky counties (and 10 more than Monday) are in the “red,” indicating a “critical” spread of the virus.
Two bordering counties, Ohio and Hart, are now in the “red,” as both counties have incident rates just over 35, signaling 35 new cases per day per 100,000 population have been diagnosed over the last week.
Grayson County is characterized by the KDPH as having an “accelerated” spread of the virus, with 18.4 new cases per day per 100,000 residents confirmed over the last seven days.
Kentucky cases
Gov. Andy Beshear on Tuesday reported 1,273 new cases, increasing the total to 477,882 cases since March 2020. Officials said 251 of the new cases are in children under the age of 18.
The positivity rate was 8.11 percent (the positivity rate was 1.99 percent on July 1).
Officials report 520 people are hospitalized, with 175 patients in intensive care. People on a ventilator stands at 83.
On July 1, 201 people were hospitalized with the virus, while 55 patients were in ICUs. Ventilator patients on July 1 stood at 25.
Four deaths were reported, increasing the state’s death toll to 7,323.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
