The Pennyrile District Health Department reported 11 new COVID-19 cases in Trigg County Tuesday and announced they have begun vaccinations in the five-county district.
Six of the 11 new cases in Trigg County were between 22 and 59 with four people between the ages of 60 and 84. All 11 people infected are isolated at home with mild or no symptoms. 51-percent of Trigg County’s 245 cases in December involve people between the ages of 22 and 59. Conversely, 16 or six-percent have been 21 or under this month.
The district health department also announced they began vaccinating department employees and first responders in Lyon County Monday.
Meanwhile, COVID-19 testing at Trigg County Hospital and Primary Care will now be done at the former Bostick Eye Care building at 13 Hospital Street the hospital announced Monday.
Testing will be done Monday through Friday from 8 to 11:45 am and 1 to 4:15 in the afternoon. Weekend visits will be completed at the Primary Care location on Main Street across from the elementary school.
