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Four More COVID Deaths, 1,700+ Infections in Western KY

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Numbers show a decline in fatalities and new cases

Four more COVID 19-related deaths and more than 1,700 new infections are reported in western Kentucky. WNIN’s John Gibson reports:

The Green River District Health Department announced three new fatalities in Daviess County and one in Hancock County.

The agency also counted 1,729 more infections in the seven-county district between Friday and Monday.

The numbers represent a decrease in both deaths and infections.

The district’s daily average of new infections fell by more than 200 to 656 during the past week.

In a release, District Public Health Director Clay Horton said infections are still “extremely high” but he noted “we are starting to see some decline in our incidence rates of COVID-19.”

Horton again emphasized the best way to protect yourself and your loved ones is to get vaccinated.

Vaccine appointments can be made at vaccine.ky.gov