Laurel, Knox, Bell counties report new COVID-19 cases Wednesday

Laurel, Knox, and Bell counties all reported new COVID-19 cases Wednesday with neither Whitley nor McCreary counties reporting any new cases for at least the last two days.

The Laurel County Health Department reported eight new COVID-19 cases Wednesday out of which one person is hospitalized. The new cases range in age from two nine-year-olds to a 74-year-old.

The Laurel County Health Department also reported Wednesday that two previously hospitalized cases have been discharged.

Wednesday’s new cases include: 21-year-old female, a 74-year-old male, a nine-year-old male, a 37-year-old female, a 56-year-old male (hospitalized), a 49-year-old female, a nine-year-old male, and a 55-year-old female.

The Laurel County Health Department reported nine new cases Tuesday, four new cases Monday, one new case Sunday, one new case Saturday, three new cases Friday, and seven new cases Thursday.

The Laurel County Health Department has reported a total of 485 cases, including: 359 recovered cases, and 121 active cases, of which eight are currently hospitalized.

Laurel County has had five COVID-19 fatalities with the most recent death happening on Aug. 6.

Between March 24 and June 4, there were 22 COVID-19 cases diagnosed in Laurel County. Since June 9, there have been an additional 463 cases reported there, according to the Laurel County Health Department.

Out of the 486 Laurel County cases, 54 patients were under the age of 18, 116 patients were ages 18-30, 83 patients were ages 31-40, 64 patients were ages 41-50, 72 patients were ages 51-60, 64 patients were ages 61-70, 22 patients were ages 71-80 and 10 patients were over age 80.

A total of 11,059 COVID-19 tests had been performed in Laurel County as of Aug. 17.

Knox County

The Knox County Health Department reported five new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, nine new cases Tuesday, 19 new cases Monday, seven new cases Friday, and two new cases Thursday.

Knox County has a total of 305 COVID-19 cases.

Between April 6 and May 30, Knox County reported 10 COVID-19 cases with all 10 patients having fully recovered by June 15. Since June 11, there have been 295 new COVID-19 cases diagnosed in Knox County.

As of Aug. 13, 84 cases were still active, 172 had recovered, and nine had died with the last COVID-19 death happening on Aug. 12.

Out of the first 265 Knox County cases, 28 patients were under the age of 18, 51 patients were ages 18-30, 33 patients were ages 31-40, 31 patients were ages 41-50, 37 patients were ages 51-60, 22 patients were ages 61-70, 29 patients were ages 71-80, and 34 patients were over age 80.

As of Aug. 14, a total of 3,540 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Knox County.

Bell County

The Bell County Health Department reported five new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, three new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, three new cases Monday, no new cases Sunday, 10 new cases Saturday, three new cases Friday, and five new cases Thursday.

Bell County now has 69 active cases, including seven who are hospitalized: a 66-year-old male, an 83-year-old male, a 79-year-old female, a 73-year-old female, a 62-year-old male, a 75-year-old male, and a 94-year-old female.

Bell County has had a total of 351 COVID-19 cases, including 282 people, who have recovered.

The Bell County Health Department reported its sixth fatality on Aug. 10. All fatalities have involved patients, who ranged in age from 68 to 85.

Whitley County

The Whitley County Health Department reported no new COVID-19 cases either Tuesday or Wednesday, reported four new COVID-19 cases Monday, one new case Friday, and zero cases Thursday.

The Whitley County Health Department also announced Monday that the county was down to only seven active cases with two people hospitalized.

Whitley County has had a total of 170 COVID-19 cases.

Between April 6 and May 17, Whitley County had 11 COVID-19 cases diagnosed, all of whom have been released from isolation.

Since June 8, Whitley County has had 159 additional cases diagnosed.

On July 21, Whitley County reported its only COVID-19 death.

Out of the first 165 Whitley County cases, 20 patients were under the age of 18, 10 patients were ages 18-20, 32 patients were ages 21-30, 35 patients were ages 31-40, 21 patients were ages 41-50, 17 patients were ages 51-60, 13 patients were ages 61-70, 14 patients were age 71-80, and three patients were over age 80.

McCreary County

For the third consecutive day, the Lake Cumberland District Health Department reported no new COVID-19 cases in McCreary County Wednesday.

The Lake Cumberland District Health Department reported one new case in McCreary County Sunday, one new case in McCreary County Saturday, one new COVID-19 case in McCreary County Friday, and three new McCreary County cases Thursday.

McCreary County has had a total of 55 COVID-19 cases, including nine active cases of whom eight are self-isolated and one is hospitalized. 46 McCreary County cases have recovered.

So far, McCreary County has had no COVID-19 deaths.

Statewide cases

On Wednesday, Gov. Andy Beshear reported 655 new cases, including 15 children ages five and under, and 12 new deaths.

Statewide there have been 40,926 total positive cases of the COVID-19 virus in Kentucky, and 842 total deaths from the virus. More than 785,138 people in Kentucky have been tested for COVID-19, and at least 9,331 people have reported that they have recovered, according to the latest information on the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s official COVID-19 website.