Henderson County's COVID cases up 21.7%; Kentucky cases rise 24.6%
New coronavirus cases leaped in Kentucky in the week ending Sunday, rising 24.6% as 9,704 cases were reported. The previous week had 7,786 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19.
Kentucky ranked 22nd among the states where coronavirus was spreading the fastest on a per-person basis, a USA TODAY Network analysis of Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the latest week coronavirus cases in the United States decreased 4.6% from the week before, with 750,600 cases reported. With 1.34% of the country's population, Kentucky had 1.29% of the country's cases in the last week. Across the country, 24 states had more cases in the latest week than they did in the week before.
The Fourth of July holiday disrupted who got tested, when people got tested and when both test results and deaths were reported. This may significantly skew week-to-week comparisons.
Henderson County reported 84 cases and zero deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 69 cases and two deaths. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 14,474 cases and 173 deaths.
Union County reported 17 cases and zero deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 25 cases and zero deaths. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 4,436 cases and 57 deaths.
Webster County reported 26 cases and zero deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 13 cases and zero deaths. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 4,049 cases and 50 deaths.
Within Kentucky, the worst weekly outbreaks on a per-person basis were in Breathitt County with 554 cases per 100,000 per week; Lyon County with 463; and Washington County with 455. The Centers for Disease Control says high levels of community transmission begin at 100 cases per 100,000 per week.
Adding the most new cases overall were Jefferson County, with 1,625 cases; Fayette County, with 780 cases; and Hardin County, with 370. Weekly case counts rose in 59 counties from the previous week. The worst increases from the prior week's pace were in Daviess, Woodford and Pulaski counties.
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Across Kentucky, cases fell in 58 counties, with the best declines in Jefferson County, with 1,625 cases from 2,063 a week earlier; in Bullitt County, with 156 cases from 312; and in Calloway County, with 118 cases from 204.
In Kentucky, 44 people were reported dead of COVID-19 in the week ending Sunday. In the week before that, 39 people were reported dead.
A total of 1,414,766 people in Kentucky have tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic began, and 16,216 people have died from the disease, Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the United States 88,593,875 people have tested positive and 1,020,861 people have died.
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Kentucky's COVID-19 hospital admissions falling
USA TODAY analyzed federal hospital data as of Sunday, July 10. Likely COVID patients admitted in the state:
Last week: 908
The week before that: 933
Four weeks ago: 884
Likely COVID patients admitted in the nation:
Last week: 69,400
The week before that: 63,341
Four weeks ago: 57,327
Hospitals in 39 states reported more COVID-19 patients than a week earlier, while hospitals in 35 states had more COVID-19 patients in intensive-care beds. Hospitals in 42 states admitted more COVID-19 patients in the latest week than a week prior, the USA TODAY analysis of U.S. Health and Human Services data shows.
The USA TODAY Network is publishing localized versions of this story on its news sites across the country, generated with data from Johns Hopkins University and the Centers for Disease Control. If you have questions about the data or the story, contact Mike Stucka at mstucka@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on Henderson Gleaner: Henderson County reported 84 additional COVID-19 cases this week
