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Barren River District Health Department update on Covid-19

The following information is directly from the Barren River District Health Department.

 

"Although many people in the Barren River District have been vaccinated, the majority of the population remains unvaccinated. COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective at preventing severe illness and death. Vaccination also reduces the risk of people spreading the virus. The COVID-19 vaccine teaches your body how to fight off the virus in case you become infected. If you are vaccinated and you do catch the virus, you are much less likely to be hospitalized."

 

 

County

Total Vaccinated Population

% of Vaccinated Older Than 18

% of Vaccinated Older than 65

Barren

41.25%

51.07%

73.11%

Butler

40.14%

49.50%

56.77%

Edmonson

32.77%

38.82%

46.40%

Hart

31.69%

40.78%

57.08%

Logan

43.84%

55.08%

75.22%

Metcalfe

32.29%

41.44%

50.84%

Simpson

46.27%

58.07%

73.71%

Warren

43.63%

52.20%

71.76%

 

"We strongly encourage everyone who is eligible to get the vaccine do so as soon as possible. The COVID-19 vaccine is available at multiple locations in the area. To find a vaccine near you, visit https://www.vaccines.gov/search/. If you are 18 years of age or older and would like schedule vaccination with the Barren River District Health Department, call your local health department and press option 1. Clinic contact information is listed at the end of the press release."

"The Barren River District Health Department has confirmed a total of 37,546 cases, 32,365 of which have recovered. We have 553 deaths reported from COVID-19. We stand in solidarity with those affected during these difficult times. See the breakdown of numbers by county below. Please note that a decrease in numbers is due to the county of residence or case status being corrected/updated from what was previously reported."

County

Recovered

Deaths

Total Cases

Barren

4,801

106

5,554

Butler

1,470

28

1,727

Edmonson

979

24

1,114

Hart

2,165

56

2,507

Logan

3,090

72

3,678

Metcalfe

1,092

31

1,276

Simpson

2,146

43

2,430

Warren

16,622

193

19,260

Total

32,365

553

37,546

 

"According to data from the past seven days, all eight counties in the Barren River District are considered in the Red Zone for COVID-19 transmission. The Red Zone is considered critical, with average daily cases more than 25 per every 100,000 people. The seven-day incidence rate is calculated by taking the total number of cases in each county over the past seven days, divided by seven to get a daily average, divided by the U.S. census bureau county population and multiplied by 100,000 to get the incidence per 100,000 people. See incidence rates per data from the previous seven days for each district county below."

County

Zone Color

Incidence Rate

Barren

Red

88.5

Butler

Red

81

Edmonson

Red

40

Hart

Red

65.3

Logan

Red

103.8

Metcalfe

Red

83.7

Simpson

Red

46.2

Warren

Red

115.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Daily Cases per 100K population (based on previous seven days)

Green – On Track (=< 1 per 100K)

Yellow – Community Spread (>1 – 10 per 100K)

Orange – Accelerated (> 10 – 25 per 100K)

Red – Critical (>25+ per 100K)

 

Fore more information on COVID-19 in Kentucky, visit https://govstatus.egov.com/kycovid19.

Warren County Health Department

Phone: 270-781-2490

Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 

Barren County Health Department

Phone: 270-651-8321

Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 

Butler County Health Department

Phone: 270-526-3221

Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 

Edmonson County Health Department

Phone: 270-597-2194

Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 

Hart County Health Department

Phone: 270-524-2511

Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 

Logan County Health Department

Phone: 270-726-8341

Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 

Metcalfe County Health Department

Phone: 270-432-3214

Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 

Simpson County Health Department

Phone: 270-586-8261

Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 

 

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