Three new COVID deaths, 44 new cases in Henderson County, Green River District reports
HENDERSON, Ky. -- There were 44 new cases of COVID-19 recorded for Henderson County in the Green River District Health Department’s numbers released Tuesday, with 279 new cases in the district overall and three new deaths.
The district numbers represent a slight decrease from the previous report on Friday, which counted 288 cases in the district, 51 new cases in Henderson County and eight new deaths. Friday’s report covers the three days from Nov. 16 to 18 while Tuesday’s report covers a four-day span.
The seven-day average for new cases increased from 74.9 on Friday to 80.1 on Tuesday.
The three new COVID-related deaths reported Tuesday were residents of Daviess County. Daviess County continues to see the highest volume of new cases, with 169 of the district’s 279 reported cases. There were six in Hancock County, 10 in McLean County, 34 in Ohio County, seven in Union County and nine in Webster County.
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There have been 38,351 reported cases and 612 deaths in the seven-county district since the start of the pandemic in early 2020.
More than 10,500 Kentuckians have lost their lives to COVID-19, with a total of 10,707 total deaths as of Tuesday. There have been 773,602 reported cases statewide over the duration of the pandemic.
GRDHD Public Health Director Clay Horton maintains that the best way to protect yourself against the virus is to get vaccinated and wear a mask when in public.
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.
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As of Tuesday, 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: 17,672 7 557 54.87
Hancock: 1,403 0 31 60.57
Henderson: 8,082 3 262 51.89
McLean: 1,529 0 76 50.60
Ohio: 4,648 1 171 41.28
Union: 2,493 0 115 42.40
Webster: 2,524 0 99 47.79
Total: 38,351 11 1,311 612 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: 199
1-11: 2,500
12-19: 4,437
20-29: 6,235
30-39: 6,309
40-49: 5,696
50-59: 5,122
60-69: 4,056
70-79: 2,339
80+: 1,458
Total: 38,351
This article originally appeared on Henderson Gleaner: 3 new COVID deaths, 44 new cases in Henderson County
