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No new COVID cases in Russell County last week

No new COVID cases were reported in Russell County last week, according to the Kentucky Department for Public Health. Around 3,000 cases were reported statewide last week. Neighboring Pulaski County had the most cases in […]

No COVID cases reported in Russell County last week

According to the Kentucky Department for Public Health, no COVID cases were reported in Russell County last week. Russell County was one of 20 counties statewide that didn’t report any cases last week. Neighboring Casey […]

Three COVID cases reported in Russell County last week

The Kentucky Department of Public Health reported just three COVID cases in Russell County last week. Russell County was among the lowest weekly total of all counties in Kentucky last week. Neighboring Pulaski County reported […]

Russell County back in green on new COVID map

Russell County is back in the green on the latest COVID data map from the CDC. Being in the green, the best color category possible, means that Russell County has had less than 10 COVID-related […]

84 new COVID cases reported last week locally

Judge Executive Gary Robertson said 84 new COVID cases were reported in Russell County last week. Reports of local COVID cases are moving to a weekly reporting system as opposed to daily. Russell County has […]

This week marked two years of COVID in Kentucky

This week marked two years since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Kentucky. The first confirmed COVID case in Kentucky was March 6, 2020, although many researchers now believe there were infections before that […]

Russell County’s COVID incidence rate dropping

Russell County’s COVID incidence rate continues to drop, as Russell County now is at 36th in number of cases per 100,000 population and 7th among the 10 counties in the Lake Cumberland District. 17 new […]