OWENSBORO, Ky. — Tuesday, June 16, 2020, the Green River District Health Department reported 12 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases, four in Daviess County, four in Henderson County, three in Ohio County and one in Union County. The total number of reported COVID-19 cases in the district is 778.
One reported confirmed case is currently hospitalized. Of the 778 confirmed cases in the district, 88 (11 percent) have required hospitalization. The district-wide total of recovered cases is now 684 (88 percent). The state of Kentucky is currently reporting 12,647 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 505 statewide deaths.
After three days of no new confirmed cases of COVID-19, Ohio county picks up three today. The county’s total number of COVID-19 cases is now 188 with 164 patients having recovered. This leaves Ohio County with 24 active cases of COVID-19 and no hospitalizations.
“It is more important now than ever that you use good judgment and follow our recommendations to protect yourself and your family. The virus is still out there,” said Clay Horton, GRDHD Public Health Director. “We encourage anyone who has been in crowds or had close contact with people in public to get tested.”
The health department is offering free COVID-19 testing. To schedule an appointment visit the GRDHD website, https://healthdepartment.org, and follow the COVID-19 Test prompts. You must be pre-registered to be tested.
Curbside testing will be offered at the health department’s clinic locations in McLean and Ohio County today. On June 17, curbside testing will also be offered at the health department’s clinic locations in Daviess, Hancock, Henderson, Union and Webster County.
Testing will be provided from the health department’s mobile unit at Dugan Best Park in Owensboro and it’s clinic location in Henderson County June 18.
If you are sick, experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, including but not limited to a fever, cough, and shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, or feel you have a medical emergency, call your health care provider.
The cases being reported from the Green River District Health Department have been investigated and confirmed locally. These cases are then reported to the Kentucky Department for Public Health.
Additional demographic information includes*
Average age: 42
Age range: 7 months old – 93
Male – 53.4 percent
Female – 46.6 percent
