Henderson reports 85 new COVID cases; 521 in Green River district

Michael Doyle, Evansville Courier & Press
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This map issued by the Kentucky Department for Public Health shows incidence rates of COVID-19 across the state, broken down by county.
This map issued by the Kentucky Department for Public Health shows incidence rates of COVID-19 across the state, broken down by county.

HENDERSON, Ky. — There were 85 new cases of COVID-19 for Henderson County in the Green River District Health Department’s numbers released Friday, with 521 new cases and five new deaths in the district overall.

The deaths included four residents of Daviess County and one from Ohio County. Daviess, the most populous of the seven-county district, had nearly half of the district's cases with 249. Ohio County had 50, Union 40, Hancock 38, McLean 31 and Webster 28.

On Tuesday, there were 585 new cases and four deaths reported. The seven-day average for new cases in the district is now 114.4 per day, a substantial increase from Tuesday's figure of 83.4. The new cases were investigated in a three-day span from Nov. 30 to Dec. 2.

All seven counties in the district are once again marked as "red" by the Kentucky Department for Public Health, indicating they are areas of high transmission.

"We are again seeing rising incidence rates of COVID-19,” said Clay Horton, GRDHD Public Health Director. “The best way to protect yourself and those you love is to get vaccinated against COVID-19. COVID-19 vaccines are safe and highly effective. Wearing a mask when in public or around people you don’t live with is an effective way to reduce spread. If you are not yet vaccinated, go get vaccinated today. If you must be in indoor public spaces, wear a mask.”

There have been 39,457 cases of COVID-19 in the district to date, with 642 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic. Kentucky reports 792,015 cases and 11,027 deaths statewide.

COVID-19 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.

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.

Owensboro Health – You can make a new COVID-19 vaccination appointment online at owensborohealth.org/vaccine or by calling central scheduling at 270-685-7100.

Deaconess in Henderson County and Union County – COVID-19 vaccine information can be found at https://www.deaconess.com/Coronavirus/COVID-19-Vaccine

Ohio County Healthcare – To schedule a COVID-19 vaccination appointment visit ochcares.com/COVID or call 270-215-9082 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

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: 18,230 17 576 285 55.46

Hancock: 1,465 0 31 19 61.21

Henderson: 8,260 2 264 126 52.48

McLean: 1,592 0 76 42 51.12

Ohio: 4,785 4 174 88 41.63

Union: 2,564 0 115 40 42.89

Webster: 2,564 0 99 42 48.40

Total: 38,936 26 1,331 637 NA

Additional demographic information

Average Age: 40

Age Range: 5 days to 104 years old

Male: 46.8%

Female: 53.2%

GRDHD COVID-19 Cases by Age Group

<1: 204

1-11: 2,625

12-19: 4,579

20-29: 6,390

30-39: 6,494

40-49: 5,860

50-59: 5,273

60-69: 4,149

70-79: 2,399

80+: 1,484

Total: 39,457

This article originally appeared on Evansville Courier & Press: Henderson Kentucky and Green River District COVID update