OWENSBORO, Ky. — Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022, the Green River District Health Department reported that in the previous week it had investigated 143 new COVID-19 infections; 89 in Daviess County, four in Hancock County, 17 in Henderson County, 16 in McLean County, seven in Ohio County, nine in Union County and one in Webster County.
There were two COVID-19 deaths reported the previous week. The reported deaths were one resident of Daviess County and one resident of Ohio County.
With the death of one Ohio Countian last week, a total of 114 Ohio Countians have died due to COVID-19-related complications. Over the last 45 days, nine Ohio Countians have died from COVID-19-related complications.
The average number of new cases in the district for that period was 20 new cases a day. The newly reported cases were investigated between Oct. 10-16, 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 low for all seven counties in Green River District – Daviess, Hancock, Henderson, McLean, Ohio, Union, Union, and Webster.
GRDHD encourages all its residents to:
- Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines and boosters.
- Get tested if you have symptoms.
- You may choose to wear a mask at any time.
- People with symptoms, a positive test, or exposure to someone with COVID-19 should wear a mask. Additional precautions may be needed for people at high risk for severe illness.