Six news
cases of the coronavirus were reported yesterday in the Lake Cumberland area,
including one new case in Russell County.
According to
the Lake Cumberland District Health Department, the six new cases include 2 in
Adair, and 1 each in Russell, Pulaski, Taylor and Wayne counties.
Judge
Executive Gary Robertson says the new case in Russell County is a 68-year-old
female who is on home isolation. This
brings the total active cases in Russell county to 8, with all on home
isolation except one who is hospitalized in Somerset.
Public
health officials say COVID-19 is still spreading freely through our
communities, and the best chance for slowing the spread is for everyone to wear
a mask when out in public, to avoid crowds, to social distance (stay 6-feet
from others), to wash their hands with soap and water often and thoroughly, to
stay home if they have a fever or are coughing, to increase sanitation, and to
avoid touching their faces.