NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020 — Flaget Memorial Hospital’s Skilled Nursing Unit, part of CHI Saint Joseph Health, is among a select group of facilities nationwide and in Kentucky to receive an overall five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), as part of its 2020 Nursing […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Friday, Nov. 20, 2020 — Nelson County had 48 new COVID-19 cases reported Thursday by the Lincoln Trail District Health Department. The new cases bring the county’s COVID case total to 1,769, of which 363 are quarantined at home, and 4 people are hospitalized. The county has […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020 — As of Tuesday, only 14 of Kentucky’s 120 counties were not in the “red zone” regarding the spread of COVID-19, according to the state’s COVID incidence map. Only 7 counties in Kentucky have a higher incidence rate than Nelson County, which is […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020 — In response to the increasing community spread of COVID-19, Flaget Memorial Hospital has implemented new visitor restrictions effective Tuesday, Nov. 17th. Visiting hours will be 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Overnight visitors are not allowed and each visitor must wear a mask at […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020 — No new COVID-19 cases were reported this past week in any of the K-12 schools in Nelson County according to school data published Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, by the Kentucky Department for Public Health data. The data is compiled from reports school districts provide to […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Friday, Nov. 13, 2020 — Nelson County reported 51 new COVID-19 cases on Friday by the Lincoln Trail District Health Department. Despite the high number, the daily incidence rate of COVID-19 in Nelson County dropped slightly on Friday, from 88.1 to 84.7. Nelson County has the fifth-highest […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020 — Nelson County had a total of 107 new COVID-19 cases reported Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, by the Lincoln Trail Health Department. The total includes the cases that would have been reported on Wednesday; the health deparmtent was closed Wednesday in observance of […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020 — Due to the number of COVID-19 cases at the Nelson County Clerk’s office, County Clerk Jeanette Hall Sidebottom announced Thursday morning that her office will be closed until further notice. Sidebottom made the announcement in a video posted on the clerk’s social media page […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020 — Nelson County had 71 new COVID-19 cases reported Tuesday by the Lincoln Trail District Health Department. The new cases bring the county’s total number of cases to 1,444. At least 3 people are hospitalized for treatment of the virus, and 360 people are quarantined […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Monday, Nov. 9, 2020 — While the new statewide COVID-19 cases numbers reach record and near-record rates, every county in the Lincoln Trail District recorded new cases in the double-digits. Nelson County had 94 new COVID-19 cases Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, reported by the Lincoln Trail District Health Department. […]
