COVID-19 update: 24 cases, 18 recoveries reported for district

August 10, 2020 | 11:07 am

Updated August 11, 2020 | 11:06 am

Graphic by Owensboro Times

A total of 24 more cases of COVID-19 and 18 recoveries from the virus were confirmed Monday for the Green River District. The numbers reflect a two-day reporting period.

New cases were in Daviess (11), Henderson (7), McLean (1), Ohio (2), Union (1) and Webster (1) counties.

Recoveries were in Daviess (11), Henderson (4), Ohio (1) and Webster (2) counties.

Of the 1,717 total cases reported by Green River District Health Department in the seven-county district, 1,480 (86%) have now recovered and 157 (9%) have required hospitalization. There are 12 patients currently hospitalized, and there have been 22 deaths — Daviess County (8), Ohio County (8), Henderson County (4), McLean County (1), and Webster County (1).

The county totals are:

  • Daviess County – 762 cases, 668 recovered, 8 current hospitalizations, 66 ever hospitalized, 8 deaths
  • Hancock County – 45 cases, 40 recovered, 0 current hospitalizations, 3 ever hospitalized
  • Henderson County – 345 cases, 284 recovered, 1 current hospitalizations, 39 ever hospitalized, 4 deaths
  • McLean County – 45 cases, 39 recovered, 0 current hospitalizations, 6 ever hospitalized, 1 death
  • Ohio County – 365 cases, 323 recovered, 2 current hospitalizations, 27 ever hospitalized, 8 deaths
  • Union County – 63 cases, 50 recovered, 0 current hospitalizations, 3 ever hospitalized
  • Webster County – 92 cases, 76 recovered, 1 current hospitalization, 13 ever hospitalized, 1 death

Patients range in age from 7 months-95 years old, with an average age of 43. To date, 49.6% of patients have been male and 50.4% 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 — 47 cases
  • 12-19 — 108 cases
  • 20-29 — 330 cases
  • 30-39 — 325 cases
  • 40-49 — 311 cases
  • 50-59 — 244 cases
  • 60-69 — 180 cases
  • 70-79 — 103 cases
  • 80+ — 62 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 10, 2020 | 11:07 am

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