COVID update for Henderson Kentucky and Green River District
HENDERSON, Ky. — The Green River District Health Department reported 331 new cases of COVID-19 Friday, as incidence rates and case numbers continue to fall throughout the region. There were seven COVID-related deaths.
The bulk of those cases were from Daviess County, with 191. Henderson County recorded just 51 new cases, down significantly from 181 in the GRDHD’s previous report Tuesday. Ohio County had 29 cases, Webster 22, Union 18, Hancock 11 and McLean 9. The cases were investigated in a three-day span from Feb. 15-17.
The deaths were five residents of Daviess County, one from Ohio County and one from Henderson County.
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The current seven-day average is 124 new cases per day for the seven-county district, down from 190 in Tuesday’s report. The average has fallen steadily over the last three weeks after peaking at 849 cases per day on Jan. 28.
“We are glad to see the fast decline in our incidence rates of COVID-19,” said Clay Horton, GRDHD Public Health Director. “While our rates are still high, we could be in a better place in a few weeks. If we want to see this rapid decline continue, we shouldn’t let our guard down yet.”
Of the state’s 120 counties, 108 remain at “red” status as areas of high transmission, including all seven counties within the GRDHD. The Kentucky Department for Public Health defines a high transmission area as 25 cases or more per capita. Daviess has the highest incidence rate in the region at 50.5. Henderson has the area’s lowest rate at 35.1.
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Statewide, Kentucky’s incidence rate is 65.2, the seventh-highest in the nation. That number is down from 79.7 in the previous update
There have been 63,684 cases reported in the district since the beginning of the pandemic, with 777 deaths. Statewide, there have been 1,254,101 confirmed cases and 13,519 COVID-related deaths.
Henderson mask policies
Henderson County Schools modified its Healthy at School Plan on Feb. 17, making facemasks optional for students and staff on school grounds during school hours. Universal masking remains in practice on school buses due to federal mandate. The school system has said that its mask policy is driven by data and therefore subject to change.
Face masks are required at all Henderson city government buildings for city employees, visitors and customers.
COVID vaccine information
Kentucky residents can visit vaccine.ky.gov to find a vaccine location and sign up for update notifications. Additional COVID-19 vaccine information can be found at vaccines.gov.
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Retail pharmacies and health centers are also providing COVID-19 vaccinations. Kentucky COVID-19 vaccine dashboard and information: https://govstatus.egov.com/ky-covid-vaccine Kentucky COVID-19 Vaccine Hotline: 800-722-5725 can answer general COVID-19 vaccine questions.
Demographics
The cases being reported from the Green River District Health Department are being investigated and confirmed locally. These cases are then reported to the Kentucky Department for Public Health.
As of Friday, the total reported cases in the Green River district by county, current COVID-19 hospitalizations, the cases ever hospitalized, the number of deaths by county and the percent of residents having received at least one dose of the vaccine are:
Daviess: 29,978 10 667 360 59.02
Hancock: 2,353 0 38 24 65.97
Henderson: 13,307 3 268 149 57.68
McLean: 2,560 0 80 47 54.27
Ohio: 7,432 1 199 96 43.98
Union: 4,184 0 122 53 46.66
Webster: 3,870 0 102 48 51.10
Total: 63,684 14 1,476 777 NA
Additional demographic information
Average Age: 39
Age Range: 5 days to 104 years old
Male: 46.4%
Female: 53.6%
GRDHD COVID-19 Cases by Age Group
<1: 1%
1-11: 8%
12-19: 12%
20-29: 16%
30-39: 16%
40-49: 15%
50-59: 13%
60-69: 10%
70-79: 6%
80+: 3%
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