The following announcement is from Paintsville Utilities: Due to a line break, although no contamination has been confirmed, Paintsville Utilities has.
The following statements are being published as a public service announcement from Big Sandy RECC:
With the anticipated inclement weather headed toward our service area we want to reassure our members that we are prepared.
· Emergency Restoration Plan in place
· Emergency Restoration Team is meeting daily
· Workforce has been briefed and are prepared
· Multiple neighboring cooperative crews on standby for assistance
Just as we are preparing for this storm, we ask that our members do the same. Please be prepared for a multi-day outage by having a generator or an alternate back up plan. If you require oxygen or other medical equipment, make sure you have spare tanks available or have a backup plan in the event your power is off for several days.
Currently on ventilator: 148
Top counties with the most positive cases today are: Jefferson, Fayette, Kenton, Boone and Madison. Each of these counties reported 80 or more new cases; Jefferson County alone reported 396. To see a list of those reported lost to the virus today, click here.
Long-Term Care Update
Cabinet for Health and Family Services Inspector General Adam Mather announced that CVS Health vaccinations are 88% complete in the state’s long-term care facilities and 79% complete in the state’s assisted living facilities. Walgreens vaccinations are 100% complete in long-term care facilities and 90% complete in assisted living facilities. CVS Health and Walgreens contracted with the federal government to provide long-term care and assisted living staff and resident vaccinations nationwide.
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Feb 9, 2021 7:59 PM
People who sent emails through Kentucky’s unemployment assistance link at the start of the pandemic may not have had their inquiries read.
State Auditor Mike Harmon’s office says today that 400-thousand emails sent between March 19th and May 10th weren’t opened and were archived.
They would have contained everything from questions from people trying to get their unemployment benefits or with general questions.
His office found Kentucky’s Office of Unemployment made mistakes and violated federal laws in handling the influx of pandemic claims. ); } return false; }); $( #comments .commentlist .comment-content a ).attr( target , blank );
The National Weather Service has issued an Ice Storm Warning for portions of east central, northeast and southeast Kentucky, including Johnson County,.