{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The News Journal","provider_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net","title":"Whitley County announces 21 new COVID\u201319 cases Friday &ndash; The News Journal","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ATaLJjnE4A\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/whitley-county-announces-21-new-covid-19-cases-friday\/\">Whitley County announces 21 new COVID\u201319 cases Friday<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/whitley-county-announces-21-new-covid-19-cases-friday\/embed\/#?secret=ATaLJjnE4A\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Whitley County announces 21 new COVID\u201319 cases Friday&#8221; &#8212; The News Journal\" data-secret=\"ATaLJjnE4A\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/coronavirus-5.jpg","thumbnail_width":417,"thumbnail_height":200,"description":"The Whitley County Health Department announced 21 new COVID\u201319 cases on Friday, bringing the county\u2019s total to 469. There are currently 172 active cases, five of which are hospitalized. The remaining 167 are isolating at home. Whitley County\u2019s COVID\u201319 current case incidence rate, is 42.2, placing it in the red category. The incidence rate for each county may be found online at www.kycovid19.com. &nbsp; Knox County The Knox County Health Department announced two new cases on Friday, bringing the county\u2019s total to 530. One of the new cases involves a child. There are now 86 active cases in the county. Knox County\u2019s COVID\u201319 current incidence rate is 24.8, placing it at the high end of the orange category. A county with a rate over 25 is considered critical, which is signified on the state map with the color red. &nbsp; Laurel County The Laurel County Health Department announced 35 new COVID\u201319 cases on Friday, bringing the county\u2019s total to 970. There are 266 active cases, of which 10 are currently hospitalized. Officials noted one of the newest cases required hospitalization. Sixteen of the new cases are within a congregate setting, officials stated. The new cases involve a: 29-year-old female 30-year-old female 15-year-old female 67-year-old female 55-year-old female 43-year-old female 66-year-old female 57-year-old male 35-year-old female 23-year-old female 43-year-old female 50-year-old female, who has been hospitalized 57-year-old female 47-year-old female 17-year-old female 60\u2013year-old female 18-year-old female 53-year-old female 33-year-old female 75-year-old male 87-year-old female 90-year-old female 28-year-old male 80-year-old female 69-year-old female 79-year-old female 83-year-old female 63-year-old male 77-year-old female 86-year-old male 83-year-old female 75-year-old male 61-year-old male 67-year-old female 53-year-old female Laurel County\u2019s COVID\u201319 incidence rate is 31.9, placing it in the red category. &nbsp; Bell County The Bell County Health Department announced eight new COVID\u201319 cases on Friday, bringing the county\u2019s total to 519. Officials reported 43 active cases, with eight people currently hospitalized. Bell County\u2019s COVID\u201319 incidence rate is 17.6, placing it in the orange category."}