Fayette’s seven-day COVID average remains below 30

Steve Rogers,

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Fayette County’s seven-day moving avergae for new COVID cases remains below 30, dropping to 25 cases Thursday.

According to the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department’s morning report Thursday, the county confirmed 33 new cases Wednesday.

The 33 new cases raised the total number of cases in the county since March 2020 to 34,941 with 309 deaths.

The Health Department is hosting another pop-up vaccination clinic Thursday, May 13 featuring the one-shot Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine.

The clinic is 1-3 p.m. at Russell School Community Services Center — Community Action Council — at 520 Toner St.

No appointments are needed and plenty of vaccine is available. Only walk-ins will be accepted. The vaccine is FREE and available for anyone ages 18 and older.

To protect friends, family and yourself, get a COVID-19 vaccination.

Make an appointment at lfchd.org/vaccine or call 859-899-2222 for help. Walk-ins will not be accepted. The department provides the Moderna vaccine, which is for ages 18 and older.

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
• 1,314, March
• 1,027, April
To keep cases from increasing, continue to follow these guidelines:
• Wear a cloth face-covering in public
• Avoid close contact with others
• Wash your hands often
• Stay home if you are sick
• Get vaccinated when you have the opportunity.
More information will be shared at www.lfchd.org/vaccine and on our social media pages when next week’s clinic (now open to anyone 18 and older who lives or works in Lexington!) is scheduled. For information on other vaccination opportunities, visit www.lexingtonky.gov/vaccines.
Lexington’s COVID-19 numbers are updated Monday-Saturday at lfchd.org.
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