OWENSBORO, Ky. — Tuesday, March 1, 2022, the Green River District Health Department reported that in the previous week it had investigated 300 new COVID-19 infections; 158 in Daviess County, 11 in Hancock County, 46 in Henderson County, eight in McLean County, 28 in Ohio County, 22 in Union County and 27 in Webster County.
GRDHD reported 13 additional COVID-19 deaths during that period. The COVID-19 deaths were five residents of Daviess County, four residents of Henderson County, one resident of Ohio County, one resident of Union County and two residents of Webster County.
With today’s reported death for Ohio County, 97 Ohio Countians have died due to COVID-19 related complications since the start of the pandemic.
The average number of new cases in the district for that period was 42.9 new cases a day. The newly reported cases were investigated between Feb. 21-28, 2022. County-level data for COVID-19 can be found at kycovid19.ky.gov and cdc.gov.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently announced a new tool to help communities decide what prevention steps to take based on the latest COVID-19 data. COVID-19 Community Levels for every county can be found at cdc.gov.
Levels can be low, medium or high and are determined by looking at hospital beds being used, hospital admissions and the total number of new COVID-19 cases in an area. For the GRDHD service area, McLean County’s COVID-19 Community Level is Medium all other counties have a High COVID-19 Community Level.
GRDHD encourages all its residents to:
Wear a well-fitting mask indoors in public, regardless of vaccination status (including in K-12 schools and other indoor community settings)
If you are immunocompromised or high risk for severe disease
- wear a mask or respirator that provides you with greater protection
- Consider avoiding non-essential indoor activities in public where you could be exposed
- Have a plan for rapid testing if needed (e.g., having home tests or access to testing)
- Talk to your healthcare provider about whether you are a candidate for treatments like oral antivirals, PrEP, and monoclonal antibodies
If you have household or social contact with someone at high risk for severe disease
- consider self-testing to detect infection before contact
- consider wearing a mask when indoors with them
Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines and boosters
Follow CDC recommendations for isolation and quarantine, including getting tested if you are exposed to COVID-19 or have symptoms of COVID-19.