Between June 13-15, Laurel County reports 11 new COVID-19 cases

The number of COVID-19 cases locally is increasing, and is doing so significantly in one county, which has seen its total number of cases double in recent days.

Between March 24 and June 4, there were 22 COVID-19 cases diagnosed in Laurel County. Since June 9, there have been an additional 22 cases reported there, including 11 new cases that were confirmed between Saturday, June 13, and Monday, June 15, according to the Laurel County Health Department.

As of late Monday afternoon, the Laurel County Health Department has reported a total of 44 cases of which 22 cases are active, one of whom is isolating in the hospital, and 21 of whom are isolating at home.

Out of the other 22 cases, two are deceased, and 20 have recovered.

Out of the Laurel County cases, two patients were under the age of 18, nine patients were ages 18-30, 10 patients were ages 31-40, three patients were age 41-50, six patients were ages 51-60, 11 patients were ages 61-70, and two patients were age 71-80, and one patient was over age 80.

2,731 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Laurel County as of June 15.

Whitley County

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 four additional cases diagnosed with the most recent diagnosis being confirmed on Saturday, June 13. One of the patients is being quarantined at the hospital, and the other three are quarantining at home, according to the Whitley County Health Department.

The majority of Whitley County cases have involved people ages 50 and under.

Out of the 15 Whitley County cases, one patient was under the age of 18, three patients were ages 18-30, four patients were ages 31-40, two patients were ages 41-50, one patient was age 51-60, two patients were ages 61-70, and two patients were age 71-80.

Knox County

Between April 6 and May 30, Knox County reported its first 10 COVID-19 cases with all 10 patients having fully recovered by Monday, June 15.

Knox County reported its 11th COVID-19 case on Thursday, June 11, and its 12th COVID-19 case on Saturday, June 13. Both cases are active.

Out of the 12 Knox County cases, one patient was under the age of 18, one patient was ages 18-30, five patients were ages 31-40, two patients were ages 41-50, two patients were ages 51-60, and one patient was age 61-70, according to the Knox County Health Department.

A total of 896 people have been tested in Knox County.

Other cases

Bell County didn’t report its first COVID-19 case until May 16, and now has multiple confirmed cases.

On Thursday, June 11, the Bell County Health Department reported its fifth COVID-19 case.

McCreary County reported its 13th COVID-19 case on May 9, but all 13 cases have now been released from isolation, according to the Lake Cumberland District Health Department.

As of 4 p.m. Monday, there were 12,647 positive cases of the COVID-19 virus in Kentucky, and 505 deaths from the virus. At least 325,065 people in Kentucky have been tested for COVID-19, and 3,416 people have reported that they have recovered, according to the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s official COVID-19 website.