Green River District reports 8 new COVID deaths, 48 cases over past week

KENTUCKY (WFIE) - On Tuesday, the Green River District Health Department reported 48 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases and eight new deaths.

That’s since their last update on Tuesday, March 22.

Officials say of the new cases, 18 were in Daviess County, 15 were in Henderson County, six were in Ohio County, three were in Webster County, and two were in each Hancock, McLean and Union counties.

The COVID-19 related deaths included four residents of Henderson County, two residents of Daviess County, and one resident from both McLean and Ohio counties.

The district is now reporting an average of seven cases a day.

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Here are the all-time totals of confirmed positive cases and deaths in our area of Kentucky.