COVID-19 update: 28 cases, 14 recoveries reported for district

July 17, 2020 | 11:07 am

Updated July 17, 2020 | 11:07 am

Graphic by Owensboro Times

A total of 28 more cases of COVID-19 and 14 recoveries from the virus were confirmed Friday for the Green River District.

New cases were in Daviess (11), Hancock (2), Henderson (2) and Ohio (12) and Union (1) counties. Recoveries were in Daviess (8), Hancock (2), Henderson (2), Ohio (1) and Webster (1) counties.

Of the 1,220 total cases reported by Green River District Health Department in the seven-county district, 970 (80%) have now recovered and 124 (10%) have required hospitalization. There are 25 patients currently hospitalized, and there have been 13 deaths — seven in Daviess County, four in Henderson County, one in McLean County and one in Ohio County.

The county totals are:

  • Daviess County – 543 cases, 449 recovered, 11 current hospitalizations, 51 ever hospitalized, 7 deaths
  • Hancock County – 33 cases, 21 recovered, 2 current hospitalizations, 3 ever hospitalized
  • Henderson County – 220 cases, 182 recovered, 0 current hospitalizations, 31 ever hospitalized, 4 deaths
  • McLean County – 36 cases, 27 recovered, 0 current hospitalizations, 4 ever hospitalized, 1 death
  • Ohio County – 299 cases, 216 recovered, 11 current hospitalizations, 24 ever hospitalized, 1 death
  • Union County – 31 cases, 26 recovered, 0 current hospitalizations, 2 ever hospitalized
  • Webster County – 58 cases, 49 recovered, 1 current hospitalization, 9 ever hospitalized

Patients range in age from 7 months-95 years old, with an average age of 43. To date, 50% of patients have been male and 50% have been female. Cases by age range are (not all demographic information is available yet because of late and incomplete reporting from a testing site):

  • <1 — 3 cases
  • 1-11 — 27 cases
  • 12-19 — 73 cases
  • 20-29 — 229 cases
  • 30-39 — 251 cases
  • 40-49 — 233 cases
  • 50-59 — 161 cases
  • 60-69 — 123 cases
  • 70-79 — 71 cases
  • 80+ — 45 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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July 17, 2020 | 11:07 am

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