Testing for presence of coronavirus. Tube containing a swab testing for COVID-19. Stock The Ashland-Boyd County Health Department reported 26 new COVID-19 cases on its latest release, which included cases from Saturday through Monday. It also reported the countyâs 78th COVID-positive death after a 41-year-old female died after having tested positive. Fourteen males, ranging from ages 3 to 58, and 12 females, from ages 2 to 72, have tested positive. There have been 5,139 total cases involving Boyd County residents, including at least 3,324 recoveries. The Greenup County Health Department listed 49 more cases over the course of a week ââJuly 17-23. The patients range in age from 4 months to 66 years.