2 - March‘04, 2021
By Cecil Lawson
KyNewsGroup
cecil@kynewsgroup.com
* In the five-county Gate-
way District Health Depart-
ment, the number of new
COVID-19 cases rose slight-
ly over the previous seven
day period. From Feb.
Mar. 2, the total number of
new cases reported in the
district was 80, up 13 from
the previous period Feb. 17
- 23. The county-by-county
breakdown of news cases
1s:
Bath, 15 new cases (up
from last week)
Elliott, 6 (+4)
- Menifee, 6 (+1)
Morgan, 13 (+10)
- Rowan, 40 (no change)
* Statewide, both total
new cases numbers and
the positivity rate were
down, marking the seventh
straight week of declining
numbers. During the same
period, the number of cases
dropped from 8312 (Feb.
17 23) to 7222 (Feb. —
Mar. 2). The positivity rate
dropped from 5.9 percent
on Feb. to 4.76 on Mar. 2
* Last Thursday, Gov.
Andy Beshear announced
119 new vaccination sites,
which brings the state’s to-
tal to 410. A complete list-
ing of those sites can be
found at https://g0vstatus.
egov.com/kentucky-vac-
cine-map
* Vaccination sites
opened to Kentuckians
in Phase 1C on March 1.
Phase 1C includes anyone
1 over age 60, anyone age 16
years and older with high
risk conditions, and essen-
tial workers. So far 845,695
‘ Kentuckians have received
at least a first dose of a vac-
cine.
On Monday, Gov. Bes-
hear announced that, be-
cause of declining numbers,
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18 industries-can increase
their seating capacity to 60
percent (details elsewhere
in this edition). He also an-
nounced that if the declin-
ing trend continues, day-
cares can return to regular
capacity on March 15.
* He also announced that
the first Johnson & Johnson
vaccine doses will be arriv-
ing in the state this week
and delivered to indepen-
dent pharmacies.
* Beshear also an-
nounced that announced
the state will conduct an
audit to ensure every Ken-
tuckian lost to COVID-19 is
counted.
* To sign up for COV-
1D-19 vaccinations through
Gateway District Health De-
partment, visit wwwgdhd.
org/covid-19 and follow the
instructions for each mem-
ber county health depart-
ment.
* You can also call your
local health department to
get on the vaccine waiting
list Bath County Health
Department, 6066742731;
Menifee County Health
Department, 606768-2151;‘
and Rowan County Health
Department, 606784-8954
Local Regional Vaccina-
tions Centers are:
St. Claire HealthCare,
Morehead .
Kings Daughters Family
Care, Grayson
— Buffalo Trace Dis-
trict Health Department,
Maysville
- Morgan County ARH,
West liberty
Newly announced Kroger
vaccination sites are located
at Morehead, 300 Kroger
Center; and Mt Sterling,
810 Indian Mound Drive.
* By answering a series
of questions on the new vac-
cine.ky.gov website, which
is protected and secure,
Kentuckians can determine
if they are currently eligible
for a vaccine and if so will
be directed to a map that
shows available vaccine!
sites across the state. As
vaccine supplies increase,
more sites will be added to
the map and announced.
In addition to the Find a
Vaccine website, a new ho-
tline is open to help Ken-
tuckians who do not have
access to the internet or a
computer or need addition-
al assistance. The hotline
- 855-598-2246 or ’ITY 855-
3264654 (for hard-of-hear-
ing Kentuckians) — is avail-
Ge’t treated. Neat aerated.
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able 8 am. to 7 pm. EST
Monday through Friday.
* St. Claire Healthcare
in Morehead continues
to offer COVID—19 testing
just outside the St. Claire
Medical Pavilion Monday,
Tuesday, ’Ihursday, and Fri-
dayfrom 7AM—2 PM and
Wednesday from Noon 7
PM for anyone Who wants
to be tested. For more infor-
mation, visit WWW.st-claire.
org/covidtesting or call
606.780.5227.
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