Russell County once again went another day with no new positive
cases of COVID-19, making it the third day in a row according to County Judge
Gary Robertson who made the announcement Thursday evening.
Russell County remains at a total of 16 cases with eight of
those released from self-isolation and two deaths. There are now six active
cases which are either on home or nursing home isolation.
Neighboring Adair County had one new positive case of the
Coronavirus, the new case is a resident of Summit Manor Nursing Home. Adair
also reported one new death as well. Adair county has now had a total of 65
cases with 6 being released from isolation and 6 deaths. There are now 53
active cases with 38 in home or Summit Manor isolation and 15 in area
hospitals.
There were 161 new cases confirmed across the state on
Thursday, which Governor Andy Beshear said was actually good because more
people are being tested. Six additional deaths reported, bringing the death
toll to 191. Beshear said that 86 of the state’s 191 COVID-19 related deaths
are from nursing home.
The Governor gave an update on the number of tests, hospitalizations, and recoveries from the virus…