County Judge Gary Robertson announced on Wednesday that Russell County once again had no new cases of COVID19. Russell remains at 4 active cases that are all on home self-isolation.
Shortly after 8 o’clock last night, the Lake Cumberland District Health Department reported one new death, a nursing home resident from Adair County. This brings the total deaths in Lake Cumberland district to twenty. The district’s mortality rate at 10.15%, which is considered high compared to national and state averages.
Also, four new COVID-19 cases were confirmed yesterday…..one 83-year-old female from Adair, a nursing home resident; one 52-year-old female from Casey; and, two Pulaski residents, a 25-year-old male and a 26-year-old female. 79% of the total positive cases have recovered.
