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A surge of COVID cases in Carter County is connected to a group of people who traveled out of state.
A group of about 23 to 25 kids and adults attended a youth camp in another state, according to Carter County Health Director Jeff Barker. About 12 of those in attendance and others connected to them who did not travel have tested positive.
Tuesday and Wednesday the department saw rising numbers, but still single digits in new positive cases. Barker said there were about six to eight each day, then the numbers rose to around 12 and Thursday hit 14 new cases. The health department listed eight additional cases on Friday.
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The Ashland-Boyd County Health Department announced 12 new cases of COVID-19 in its Monday release, which includes cases from July 3-6.
Six females, ranging from ages 17 to 58, and six males, from ages 3 to 54, tested positive. A 58-year-old female is in hospital isolation.
There have been 5,021 cases involving Boyd County residents, including 77 COVID-positive deaths and 3,237 recoveries.
The Carter County Health Department listed 17 new cases spanning July 3-6, pushing the tally to 2,351 cases â 2,276 have recovered and 34 have died after having tested positive.
The Lawrence County (Ky.) Health Department reported three more cases from June 29-July 6, including a 43-year-old female who is hospitalized. There have been 1,464 cases, including 1,427 recoveries and 30 COVID-positive deaths.