COVID-19 update: 2 deaths, 23 cases, 40 recoveries reported for district

August 29, 2020 | 11:12 am

Updated August 29, 2020 | 11:12 am

Graphic by Owensboro Times

A total of 23 more cases of COVID-19 and 40 recoveries from the virus were confirmed Saturday for the Green River District. Two deaths were also reported in Daviess County.

As reported by Green River District Health Department:

  • New cases by county: Daviess (6), Henderson (8), McLean County (2), Ohio County (4), Union (3), Webster (2)
  • New recoveries by county: Daviess (22), Henderson (10), Ohio (6) Union (2)
  • Total number of reported cases in the district: 2,157
  • Total number of reported cases now recovered: 1,772 (83%)
  • Total number of reported cases currently hospitalized: 18
  • Total number of cases that have required hospitalization: 182 (8%)
  • Total number of deaths in the district: 29

The county totals to date are:

  • Daviess County – 975 cases, 834 recovered, 9 current hospitalizations, 76 ever hospitalized, 12 deaths
  • Hancock County – 53 cases, 47 recovered, 0 current hospitalizations, 4 ever hospitalized
  • Henderson County – 440 cases, 359 recovered, 3 current hospitalizations, 45 ever hospitalized, 4 deaths
  • McLean County – 57 cases, 50 recovered, 0 current hospitalizations, 6 ever hospitalized, 1 death
  • Ohio County – 417 cases, 359 recovered, 2 current hospitalizations, 29 ever hospitalized, 9 deaths
  • Union County – 100 cases, 72 recovered, 3 current hospitalizations, 7 ever hospitalized, 1 death
  • Webster County – 115 cases, 92 recovered, 1 current hospitalization, 15 ever hospitalized, 2 deaths

Demographics (not all demographic information is available because of incomplete reporting from a testing site):

  • Age range: 6 months-95 years old
  • Average age: 42
  • Male: 48.6%
  • Female: 51.4%

Cases by age range are :

  • <1 — 5 cases
  • 1-11 — 63 cases
  • 12-19 — 167 cases
  • 20-29 — 427 cases
  • 30-39 — 385 cases
  • 40-49 — 383 cases
  • 50-59 — 291 cases
  • 60-69 — 234 cases
  • 70-79 — 126 cases
  • 80+ — 72 cases

The cases reported by GRDHD have been investigated and confirmed locally. These cases are then reported to the Kentucky Department for Public Health. This process sometimes may result in lags between state and local reporting and some discrepancies from duplicate reports.

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August 29, 2020 | 11:12 am

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