OWENSBORO, Ky. — Tuesday, May 10, 2022, the Green River District Health Department reported that in the previous week it had investigated 95 new COVID-19 infections; 44 in Daviess County, two in Hancock County, 33 in Henderson County, four in McLean County, five in Ohio County, one in Union County and six in Webster County.
GRDHD reported nine additional COVID-19 deaths. The COVID-19 deaths were three residents of Daviess County, three residents of Henderson County and three residents of McLean County.
The average number of new cases in the district for that period was 14 new cases a day. The newly reported cases were investigated between May 2-8, 2022.
County-level data for COVID-19 can be found at kycovid19.ky.gov and cdc.gov. Additional county-level guidance can be found at COVID.gov.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides information 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.
The COVID-19 Community Level is currently classified as medium for Henderson and Union Counties and low for all other GRDHD counties.
GRDHD encourages its residents to:
- Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines and boosters.
- If you are immunocompromised or high risk for severe disease, consider wearing a mask indoors
in public. - If you have household or social contact with someone at high risk for severe disease, consider self-testing to detect infection before contact and 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.
- 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.