Russell, others remains ‘green’; Casey back to ‘yellow’

Russell County and the rest of Lake Cumberland district, except neighboring Casey County, are in the green category, or low level of spread, on the latest COVID-19 map released by the Kentucky Department of Public Health.

Casey County, is in the yellow, or medium, level of community spread, according to the latest data.

Kentucky counties in the yellow more than doubled this week to 47 while three counties, Knott, Letcher, and Pike counties in eastern Kentucky are in the red category, indicating a high level of spread.

The remainder of Kentucky counties were labeled green, or a low level spread.