With over one-third of the state’s population receiving at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, there are still thousands of open appointments available to Kentuckians who want one.
Governor Andy Beshear said Thursday that 3,000 fewer Kentuckians were vaccinated last week which represented a third straight week of a decline.
He said there are 1,000 vaccination openings at the Christian County Health Department’s regional site at the Bruce Convention Center. Beshear said there is more vaccination apathy in western Kentucky than other regions of the state.
The Christian County Health Department reported 22 new cases of COVID-19 from Wednesday to Thursday.
That brings the overall total of cases locally up to 6,705 of that, 146 cases are considered active and 6,468 people have recovered from the virus.
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With 42% of doses unused last week, Kentucky’s governor tells residents ‘we need you to sign up’
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LEXINGTON, Ky. As he pleaded with Kentuckians to sign up for a COVID-19 vaccine, Gov. Andy Beshear announced 645 new cases of the virus, along with 16 deaths from as far back as July, October, September and December.
“We are in an absolute race with variants to prevent any type of fourth surge,” the governor said in a live update. “We need you to sign up for whichever vaccine is available.”
The positivity rate is 2.81%.
After an 11-week decline in cases, the number of new infections across the state plateaued last week. It’s cause for concern, Beshear said earlier this week, warning Kentuckians that a fourth surge is possible, even though more than a quarter of the adult population is at least partially immunized.
The Christian County Health Department announced an increase of fourteen coronavirus cases in the county Friday afternoon.
Spokeswoman Amanda Brunt reported two of the fourteen cases are currently positive, raising the active case total to 148. One-hundred of those cases are between the ages of 22 to 59.
To date, 6,719 total cases have been confirmed in the county, with 6,480 recoveries and 91 deaths linked to the virus.
The Christian County Health Department reported 14 new cases of COVID-19 Friday.
According to the update, that puts the overall total locally at 6,719 of that, 148 cases are considered active and 6,480 people have recovered from the virus.
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