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Health department asks for cooperation as COVID case numbers soar

November 20, 2020November 21, 2020
Dennis K Brown

Health department workers gear up to conduct COVID-19 testing.

Lewis County Health Director Anita Bertram is asking for cooperation and assistance as health department and other health care workers struggle to keep up with the recent escalation in COVID-19 cases. Continue reading →

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Lewis at 431 cases of COVID-19, 64 active, 18 deaths

November 14, 2020
Dennis K Brown

Lewis County Health Director Anita Bertram said Friday she continues to see a spike in positive Lewis County cases and has confirmed the county’s third death outside of a long-term care facility.

Bertram’s comments came the same day Gov. Andy Continue reading →

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State issues Thanksgiving caution; highest number of COVID cases reported Wednesday

November 12, 2020
Dennis K Brown

By Lisa Gillespie and Melissa Patrick
Kentucky Health News

Gov. Andy Beshear reported 2,700 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, the highest since Kentucky saw its first case in March.

That brought the state’s seven-day rolling average of Continue reading →

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Lewis at 350 cases of COVID-19, 69 active

November 3, 2020
Dennis K Brown

Health department workers received confirmation of 25 new cases of COVID-19 in Lewis County. The county is classified as a red zone county.

Lewis County Health Director Anita Bertram said she is currently seeing a spike in positive Lewis County Continue reading →

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Second COVID death outside of a long-term care facility confirmed

October 30, 2020
Dennis K Brown

Lewis County Health Director Anita Bertram said the county’s second COVID-19 related death outside of a long-term care facility occurred Thursday.

Bertram said the 69-year-old male died at Meadowview Regional Medical Center.

She said she is currently seeing a spike Continue reading →

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Lewis at 314 cases of COVID-19, 50 active

October 30, 2020
Dennis K Brown

Lewis County Health Director Anita Bertram said Lewis County is now at 314 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 50 of those currently active.

Bertram continues to urge area residents to practice social distancing, wear masks in public, and wash Continue reading →

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First death outside of a long-term care facility reported

October 26, 2020
Dennis K Brown

Health department workers conduct drive-up COVID-19 testing three days each week. Call the health department to make an appointment.

Lewis County Health Director Anita Bertram said the county’s first death outside of a long-term care facility occurred Saturday.

Bertram said Continue reading →

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Guidance for Halloween activities

October 2, 2020
Dennis K Brown

Lewis County Health Director Anita Bertram says the Kentucky Department of Public Health has released guidelines to help curb the spread of COVID-19 as people are planning Halloween celebrations.

While no official decision on Halloween activities has been made locally, Continue reading →

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Lewis at 228 cases of COVID-19, five active

September 29, 2020
Dennis K Brown

Lewis County Health Director Anita Bertram said Lewis County is now at 228 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 with just five of those currently active.

The outbreak at Vanceburg Rehabilitation and Care amounts to 113 of the reported cases.

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Lewis at 223 cases of COVID-19, nine active

September 22, 2020
Dennis K Brown

Lewis County Health Director Anita Bertram said Lewis County is now at 223 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 (unchanged from the previous report) with nine of those currently active.

The outbreak at Vanceburg Rehabilitation and Care amounts to 113 of Continue reading →

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