Henderson County reported 11 additional COVID-19 cases this week
Kentucky reported far fewer coronavirus cases in the week ending Sunday, adding 2,009 new cases. This is a decrease of 83.3% compared to the previous week’s figures of 12,016 new cases of the virus causing COVID-19.
Kentucky ranked number 39 among the states where coronavirus spread fastest per capita. person, shows a USA TODAY Network analysis of data from Johns Hopkins University. In the past week, coronavirus cases in the United States fell by 28.3% compared to the week before, with 239,094 reported cases. With 1.34% of the country’s population, Kentucky had 0.84% of the country’s cases last week. Across the country, seven states had more cases in the past week than they had in the week before.
Henderson County reported 11 cases and one death in the past week. One week earlier, it had reported 88 cases and one death. Throughout the pandemic, it has reported 13,699 cases and 148 deaths.
Union County reported four cases and zero deaths in the past week. One week earlier, it had reported 38 cases and one death. During the entire pandemic, it has reported 4,302 cases and 55 deaths.
Webster County reported five cases and zero deaths in the past week. One week earlier, it had reported 18 cases and zero deaths. During the entire pandemic, it has reported 3,882 cases and 47 deaths.
Across Kentucky, cases dropped to 120 counties, with the best drop in Jefferson County, with 315 cases from 1,324 a week earlier; in Pike County, with 40 cases from 741; and in Fayette County, with 108 cases from 656.
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Kentucky ranked 38th among states in the proportion of people who received at least one shot, with 65.5% of the population at least partially vaccinated. The national rate is 76.7%, shows a US TODAY analysis of CDC data. The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, which are the most widely used in the United States, require two doses to be administered every few weeks.
In the week ending Sunday, Kentucky reported having administered an additional 26,044 vaccine doses, including 6,553 first doses. In the previous week, the state administered 20,849 vaccine doses, including 5,634 first doses. In total, Kentucky reported administering 6,360,118 total doses.
Within Kentucky, the worst weekly outbreaks were per. person in McCreary County with 360 cases per 100,000 pr. week; Wayne County with 261; and Crittenden County with 250. Centers for Disease Control says high levels of community transmission begin at 100 cases per year. 100,000 a week.
Adding the most new cases overall was Jefferson County, with 315 cases; Fayette County, with 108 cases; and Pulaski County, with 97.
In Kentucky, 79 people were reported dead of COVID-19 in the week ending Sunday. In the week before that, 260 people were reported dead.
A total of 1,288,706 people in Kentucky have been tested positive for coronavirus since the pandemic began, and 14,097 people have died from the disease, data from Johns Hopkins University shows. In the United States, 79,523,228 people tested positive and 967,720 people died.
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Kentucky’s COVID-19 hospital admissions are declining
USA TODAY analyzed federal hospital data from Sunday, March 13th.
Likely COVID patients admitted to the state:
- Last week: 1,034
- The week before: 1.112
- Four weeks ago: 2,984
Likely COVID patients admitted to the country:
- Last week: 50,226
- The week before: 56,780
- Four weeks ago: 105,668
Hospitals in one state reported more COVID-19 patients than a week earlier, while hospitals in two states had more COVID-19 patients in intensive care units. Hospitals in six states admitted more COVID-19 patients in the past week than a week before, the U.S. TODAY analysis of data from the U.S. Health and Human Services shows.
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