
The Kentucky Division of Public Well being (KDPH) launched COVID-19 knowledge on Friday exhibiting that 9 counties in western Kentucky are at a excessive group stage.
Ballard, Carlisle, Crittenden, Graves, Hickman, Livingston, Lyon, Marshall, and McCracken counties are at a excessive group stage. At this stage, it is suggested to put on masks in indoor public locations and restrict indoor in-person gatherings. If you’re a high-risk individual, reminiscent of somebody who’s immunocompromised or older than 65, think about avoiding non-essential indoor public actions.
Caldwell, Calloway, Fulton and Trigg counties stay at a low group stage.
The map relies on knowledge from the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention and compiled with knowledge from KDPH. The map is up to date weekly on Fridays.
The group COVID-19 ranges for the state ready by KDPH could differ from the group COVID-19 ranges ready by CDC.
When you had been uncovered to or examined constructive for COVID-19, KDPH steerage says to self-isolate for 10 days from the date your signs started, or when you have no signs, self-isolate for 5 days from the date you the check was finished.
In case you have been in shut contact with somebody who has COVID-19, monitor your signs and put on a masks for 10 days since your final publicity. You need to check 5 or extra days after publicity.
The latest KDPH flu knowledge particulars the week of November 13-19. This week, the extent of flu exercise was rated as widespread, the very best stage ever. There are 5 ranges: no exercise, sporadic, native, regional, and widespread. The age vary with the very best variety of confirmed flu instances had been youngsters 1 to 10 years previous.
In western Kentucky, flu exercise was declining, exhibiting fewer instances than the earlier week. In Trigg, Lyon, Crittenden, Livingston and Caldwell counties, instances have stalled.
To forestall the unfold of the flu, the KDPH recommends that everybody 6 months and older get a flu shot. Flu season usually peaks in January, February, or later, so in the event you had been unable to get vaccinated within the fall, getting it in December, January, or later is helpful most years, in keeping with the KDPH.