The number of active cases of COVID-19 continue to rise across the state and also in LaRue County. Based on the number of positive COVID-19 cases in LaRue County reported by the Kentucky Department of Public Health, LaRue County Schools will not be open for in-person instruction this week, affecting days November 4-6. LaRue County students were already scheduled to be out of school on Monday and Tuesday, November 2-3 due to the General Election schedule. The schools will return to non-traditional instructional (NTI) days for the remainder of this week.
According to the Lincoln Trail Health Department’s website, as of Monday evening at 4:30 p.m., the total of confirmed cases in LaRue County has reached 366, with 15 new cases reported on Monday, Nov. 2. The number of residents hospitalized is 3, with 88 reported on home isolation. The health department reports 273 have been released and the county death total remains at 2.
As of Monday’s statistics from the Kentucky Department of Public Health, LaRue County was considered in the red zone with a percentage of 79.4 average daily cases per one hundred thousand, with the number of cases at 331 and 1 death, which is less than reported by the Lincoln Trail District Health Department. Other red zoned counties included Hardin and Nelson counties, while Green and Taylor counties have moved back to orange.
Kentucky is in the red zone for cases, indicating 101 or more new cases per 100,000 population last week, with the 21st highest rate in the country. To date, sixty-eight of Kentucky’s one hundred and twenty counties are red. Only one Lincoln Trail District Health Department (LTDHD) county is not a part of the sixty-eight.
Lincoln Trail District Health Department released a statement saying, the district has experienced a 340% increase in COVID-19 cases since July. October ended with the highest number of cases reported in a single month to date. The numbers are a testament that COVID-19 is spreading throughout our counties at very high levels. Following Governor Beshear’s recommendation for red counties can assist in reducing the spread of COVID-19 in all counties, according to the department’s statement.
“Public health resources are not unlimited. The rise in cases has put a tremendous strain on public health resources and thus delayed the initiation of contact investigations. What does this mean? If you are a confirmed case or a close contact, it could be several days before you receive a phone call. In the interim, we request that you isolate/quarantine at home. Information on preventive actions to take while isolating or quarantining can be found at www.ltdhd.org,” said Terrie Burgan with LTDHD.
On Monday, Gov. Andy Beshear said all Kentuckians need to act now to stop a COVID-19 surge that could overwhelm the commonwealth’s health care system and force businesses and schools to close again. With 1,032 new cases reported in the state of Kentucky on Monday, the positivity rate rose to 6.25% with the top counties reporting positive cases being Jefferson, Fayette, Warren and McCracken counties.
David Raleigh, LaRue County Schools Superintendent, will check the data again on Thursday, Nov. 5, and decide on the mode of instruction at that time for the following week. He told the Herald News, “Things can change drastically in small counties like ours. I don’t want to lock us in to NTI until I absolutely have to.” Students and families will receive an update from Raleigh after that determination has been made so they can prepare for the upcoming week. That information will also be made available through various media outlets including the LaRue County Herald News Facebook page.
According to the school system, meals will be provided the same way they were during the last NTI days. Breakfast and lunch for in-person students will be provided in a drive-through fashion at the schools from 11 a.m. -1 p.m. each day. Virtual students can pick up their meals Friday from 9 a.m. – 10 a.m. If you have questions, please contact your child’s school.
Information on the COVID-19 virus changes hourly, and decisions concerning events across the county were cancelled due to the increase of cases last week, including the City of Hodgenville and the LaRue County Chamber of Commerce Trick or Treat on the square last Saturday, as well as the First Baptist Church’s drive thru trick or treat event.
Businesses and churches are also making changes to their hours of operation, or church service offerings based on the number of cases, and those affected.
The Governor continues to emphasize the importance of hand washing, social distancing, and his mask mandate remains in effect. Flu shots are being recommended as well going into the late fall and early winter months.
For more information on the state’s recommendations, log on to kycovid19.ky.gov.
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