The vast majority of Kentucky counties now carry the lowest level of coronavirus spread, the color green on the COVID state map. But, more than 30 are in the medium category, and eight are in the highest red level. Many of those counties have been impacted by summertime flooding. Scott Lockard is the Kentucky River District health director. Lockard said it’s not surprising COVID is still prevalent in those communities.
“When you’re doing the mass sheltering or you’re getting people together for resource distribution, they’re trying to take as many precautions as they can, but it is definitely I feel like contributing to the continued high levels of case transmission in our area.”
