OWENSBORO, Ky. — Tuesday, Mar. 8, 2022, the Green River District Health Department reported that in the previous week it had investigated 170 new COVID-19 infections; 84 in Daviess County, seven in Hancock County, 41 in Henderson County, four in McLean County, 10 in Ohio County, 17 in Union County and seven in Webster County.
The GRDHD reported seven additional COVID-19 deaths during that period. The COVID-19 deaths were two residents of Daviess County, two residents of Hancock County, one resident of Henderson County, one resident of Union County and one resident of Webster County.
The average number of new cases in the district for that period was 24.3 new cases a day. The newly reported cases were investigated between Feb. 28-Mar. 6, 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, Union County’s COVID-19 Community Level is High and all other counties have a Medium COVID-19 Community Level.
GRDHD encourages all its residents to:
Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines and boosters
If you are immunocompromised or high risk for severe disease, talk to your healthcare provider about whether you need to wear a mask or take other precautions
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
Follow CDC recommendations for isolation and quarantine, including getting tested if you are exposed to COVID-19 or have symptoms of COVID-19.
People may choose to mask at any time. People with symptoms, a positive test, or exposure to someone with COVID-19 should wear a mask.