HENDERSON, Ky. Henderson County has recorded 65 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and one COVID-related death in the past week.
The COVID-related death was reported Tuesday by the Green River District Health Department. The death was the 79th in the county attributed to COVID since the pandemic began.
Since May 12, Union County has recorded 24 new cases and Webster County has had 25 new cases over the same period.
The incidence rate, which measures the average daily cases per 100,000 population over the past seven days, remained in the red or critical level for Webster County at 30.9 as of Tuesday afternoon. Henderson County and Union County each remained in the orange or accelerated level with rates of 20.5 and 22.8, respectively.
According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12,001 Henderson County residents (27%) are fully vaccinated. For Union County, 3,158 residents (22%) are fully vaccinated and 3,294 (26%) Webster County residents are fully vaccinated.
According to data from Kentucky s COVID-19 vaccination dashboard, 13,292 Henderson County residents (29%) have received at least one shot and 1,867,037 unique individuals have received at least one dose of vaccine in Kentucky as of Sunday. For Union County, 3,468 residents (23%) have received at least one shot, while the total is 3,574 (27%) in Webster County.
The CDC considers someone fully vaccinated two weeks after they ve been given a single-dose shot (Johnson & Johnson) or a second shot (either Pfizer or Moderna).
HENDERSON, Ky. Henderson County recorded 15 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Thursday as reported by the Green River District Health Department.
Overall, the GRDHD reported 41 new cases in its seven-county district on Thursday with 18 of those in Daviess County. Ohio County had five new cases, Union County had two and Webster County one.
The incidence rate, which measures the average daily cases per 100,000 population over the past seven days, rose to 16.7 for Henderson County as of Wednesday afternoon and held the county in the orange or accelerated level. Webster County and Union County were both in the yellow or community spread level at 6.6 and 8.9, respectively.
HENDERSON, Ky. Henderson County recorded seven new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Friday as reported by the Green River District Health Department.
An earlier death of a Henderson County resident was determined to be COVID-related based on a state audit of death certificates. The death was the 76th in the county since March 2020 attributed to COVID-19.
Overall, the GRDHD reported 33 new cases in its seven-county district on Friday with 18 of those in Daviess County. McLean County had three cases, Webster County and Hancock County had two apiece, while Ohio County had one. Union County did not report any new cases.
The incidence rate, which measures the average daily cases per 100,000 population over the past seven days, dropped to 13.5 for Henderson County as of Thursday afternoon and held the county in the orange or accelerated level. Webster County is also in the orange level at 12.1, while Union County remained in the yellow or community spread level at 4.0