Fayette COVID case numbers low, vaccine slots open Wednesday

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Fayette County’s new COVID case numbers fell during the weekend to levels not seen since almost a year ago.

The county confirmed 31 news cases for Saturday, bringing the total number of cases to 33,139, according to the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department’s report Monday.

The seven-day moving average is 35 cases per day.

The Health Department also reported two new deaths, bringing the total number of people who have died from virus-related causes in the county at 275.

Meanwhile, the Health Department says it has a number of open slots for vaccinations at an appointment-only COVID-19 vaccination clinic 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday, March 24, at Consolidated Baptist Church, 1625 Russell Cave Road.

No walk-ins will be accepted. The clinic is limited to those 18 and older who live in or work in Lexington. To learn more, and to register, go to www.lfchd.org/vaccine.

Learn more about COVID-19 vaccination opportunities HERE. Learn about how many people the department has vaccinated HERE.

The department continues to follow the federal/state guidelines on COVID-19 vaccination distribution. The clinics, for people who live or work in Lexington, have been expanded to include Phase 1C.

Anyone who is part of those categories can receive notifications about future clinics by providing information at: https://www.lfchd.org/covid19-vaccine-information. Note: this does NOT register for future clinics. This is a way to be notified about future vaccination clinics as they become available.

Anyone with questions can call 859-899-2222 or email covid19vaccine@lfchd.org. For those who received their first dose from the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department, it will contact recipients about scheduling the second dose.

Please remember the department receives limited doses of the vaccine each week. The clinic planning is revisited each week to accommodate the number of doses received.

The monthly totals of COVID-19 cases during the outbreak are:

• 110, March
• 143, April
• 507, May
• 793, June
• 1,702, July
• 2,538, August
• 2,804, September
• 2,736, October
• 6,070, November
• 5,991, December
• 6,155, January
• 2,694, February

To help slow the spread of COVID-19, please follow these guidelines all the time:
• Wear a cloth face-covering in public
• Avoid close contact with others
• Wash your hands often
• Stay home if you are sick.