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Coronavirus Update for Russell and Adair County

April 23, 2020 Sean Hammond
For the second day in a row, Russell County had no new confirmed cases of COVID-19. Judge-Executive Gary Robertson made the announcement on Wednesday evening. The county has still had a total of 16 cases, […]
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COVID-19 Case Update for Russell and Adair County

April 22, 2020 Sean Hammond
Russell Countians received some good news last evening, and that was no new confirmed cases of the Coronavirus. County Judge Gary Robertson announced the news on Tuesday evening. Russell County has had a total of […]
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Additional COVID-19 Case in Russell County

April 21, 2020 Sean Hammond
Russell County Judge-Executive Gary Robertson announced on Monday evening that the county has an additional case of COVID-19. This now makes a total of 16 cases in Russell County with nine active cases. Four are […]
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Three More COVID-19 Cases in Russell County

April 19, 2020 Sean Hammond
Russell County Judge-Executive Gary Robertson announced on Sunday that he was informed by the Lake Cumberland District Health Department that Russell County has three more cases of the Novel Coronavirus. That puts Russell County at […]
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Second COVID-19 Death Reported in Russell County

April 16, 2020 Sean Hammond
It was announced this (Friday) Morning that Russell County has its second death due to Coronavirus. The individual was a resident of the local nursing home. Russell County Judge-Executive Gary Robertson announced on Thursday afternoon […]
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Additional Coronavirus Cases in Russell County; Third Death Reported in Adair

April 15, 2020 Sean Hammond
Russell County Judge-Executive Gary Robertson announced on Wednesday evening that Russell County has three additional positive cases of COVID-19. Two are in self-isolation and one of the new cases is being hospitalized. This now brings […]
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COVID-19 Cases Continue to Rise in the State

April 15, 2020 Sean Hammond
Kentucky has now topped 2,200 cases of COVID-19. Here’s Governor Andy Beshear from his press conference on Tuesday evening… Eleven new deaths were reported in the state, bringing the total to 115. One of those […]
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Another COVID-19 Case in RC; KY at Over 2,000 cases

April 13, 2020 Sean Hammond
Russell County is now up to eight confirmed cases of the Novel Coronavirus. The new case is a resident from a local nursing home. County Judge Gary Robertson announced on Monday the new positive case. […]
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One More Confirmed COVID-19 Case in Russell

April 13, 2020 Sean Hammond
Russell County is now up to seven confirmed cases of COVID-19, Judge-Executive Gary Robertson announced over the weekend. As of last evening that number does remain at seven. A breakdown of cases in the Lake […]
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COVID-19 Cases Continue to Increase

April 11, 2020 Sean Hammond
Kentucky sets a new daily record for Coronavirus cases. Here’s Governor Andy Beshear… Beshear on Friday announced that the state now has 90 deaths due to COVID-19. It was reported in Adair County on Friday […]
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