Case numbers continue to drop

By TONY FYFFE

BSN Editor

The number of new COVID-19 cases continues to drop in Lawrence, Johnson, Floyd and Martin counties.

A total of 781 new cases were reported between Tuesday, Feb. 15, and Monday, Feb. 21, compared to 1,184 cases reported during the previous seven-day period.

New cases included 140 in Lawrence County, 122 in Johnson County, 425 in Floyd County and 94 in Martin County.

Active cases on Monday included 38 in Lawrence County, 411 in Johnson County, 750 in Floyd County and 193 in Martin County.

Two coronavirus-related deaths were reported, including one in Johnson County on Friday and one in Lawrence County on Monday.

Total COVID-19 cases since March 2020 include 4,462 in Lawrence County, 6,414 in Johnson County, 12,293 in Floyd County and 3,430 in Martin County.

All four counties remained in the red zone on Monday with incidence rates of 100.7 in Lawrence, 39.9 in Johnson, 121.2 in Floyd and 104.6 in Martin.

The number of coronavirus cases is also declining statewide, Gov. Andy Beshear said Monday, adding that he plans to update guidance by March 14 if case totals continue to drop.

“The top line on COVID is, cases continue to fall at a good rate,” Behsear said. “Our positivity rate continues to fall. Hospitalizations, ICU numbers and ventilator usage are all declining. Deaths are still staying fairly high, but we hope deaths will follow the rest of the trends shortly We are now below the delta variant’s peak. We are heading in the right direction and at a good pace.”