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Whitley County sees 61 5% increase in COVID cases over previous week

Whitley County sees 61 5% increase in COVID cases over previous week
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Vaccines readily available throughout Tri-County

By Jarrod Mills Staff Writer Apr 7, 2021 Coronavirus Vaccine bottle Corona Virus COVID-19 Covid vaccines panoramic view bottles Markus Mainka As Kentucky continues to vaccinate its citizens at a rate higher than the national average, Governor Andy Beshear’s recent announcement opening COVID-19 vaccinations up to those Kentuckians 16 and older, will likely see that trend continue into the future. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the Commonwealth has seen approximately 20 percent of its population vaccinated. Approximately 25 percent of Kentuckians 18 years and older have been vaccinated, while approximately 53 percent of those 65 years and older have been vaccinated. In Whitley County, 18 percent of Whitley Countians have been fully vaccinated, with approximately 24 percent of those folks being 18 years and older. Around 60 percent of Whitley County’s residents 65 and older have been vaccinated

The News Journal » Corbin Police getting some unarmed help

Corbin Police Department may soon have a new face in the office who won’t be carrying a gun. Whitley County Health Department Public Health Director Marcy Rein presented the plan for a pilot program, which would place a behavioral health clinician inside the Corbin Police Department, to the Corbin City Commission on Jan. 19. As part of the pilot program, the clinician would be available to provide both formal and informal training to police staff and other city staff and assist in offering consultations to officers on call or during encounters. “We want to give them [officers] more tools to use and we want to take the pressure off of law enforcement in dealing with everything that comes their way,” said Rein.

The News Journal » Whitley, Laurel health departments post links to COVID vaccine interest form

Whitley County The Whitley County Health Department is allowing individuals who are at least 70 years old and live or work in Whitley County to join the interest list, according to its Facebook post. The health department is currently still administering the vaccine to individuals in Phase 1A, which includes healthcare workers and first responders, but it is proactively registering some individuals within the next phase. Whitley County Health Department Public Health Director Marcy Rein said, the list is to ensure that all healthcare workers and first responders have a chance to receive the vaccine and to start gathering information for individuals age 70 or older who want to receive the vaccine.

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