Trigg County’s COVID-19 case total increased by 34 Tuesday, one of the largest single-day increases for the county since the pandemic began, and the numbers indicate a possible outbreak in a congregate setting.
The Pennyrile District Health Department provided the age on 31 of the 34 cases reported. All but four were over the age of 60 and 10 were 86 and older. Prior to Tuesday, there had only been two confirmed cases in the 86 and older age group in Trigg County this month. The 17 cases in the 60 to 85 age group were five more than any other day reported this month.
Two of the three personal care homes in Trigg County appear on the state’s COVID-19 reporting website and have a combined one active case between them involving a staff member. The third facility, Better Senior Living in Cadiz, has not reported a single case of COVID-19 to the state since long term care numbers for facilities were released in the spring.
Trigg County has seen 556 confirmed cases of the virus with 141 coming in December. That is 21 fewer than all of November.
