Tuesday afternoon, Grayson County Judge-Executive Kevin Henderson released a video update (seen below) on the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the county.
Henderson said a patient at Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center (TLRMC) has tested positive for the virus, but that the patient is not a resident of Grayson County.
“We knew — this is a healthcare facility; this is a hospital — we knew that some patients were going to show up at Twin Lakes (and test positive),” Henderson said. “The nurses and the doctors and the staff at Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center have been doing a phenomenal job … we wish them well, pray for them, do everything you can because those folks are our frontline defense. We knew this was going to happen. Today is the day.”
Henderson said the patient is “stable” and “doing very well.”
The Grayson County Health Department and TLRMC staff are currently notifying people who have been “close to the patient and had high risk contact,” according to Henderson.
Testing numbers
The judge said that as of 4:00 Tuesday afternoon, 85 people in Grayson County have been tested for COVID-19, with 75 of those tests coming back negative. Eight tests are pending, and two have tested positive.
He noted the two individuals who tested positive a few weeks ago are now “clear of symptoms” and have recovered.
Henderson reiterated that you if feel sick, contact your healthcare provider, who will evaluate your symptoms and recommend you for testing if they feel that’s the best course of action.
Issues at the lakes
“For the most part, we’ve had a few complaints, well, actually we’ve had a lot, but people are really concerned,” Henderson said about complaints his office has received about activity at the county’s lakes. “Their anxiety is up and they want this to go away soon, and quite honestly I do to.”
Gov. Andy Beshear has not issued an emergency or executive order disallowing people who own land on the lakes from visiting their property, Henderson noted, although the governor has said he doesn’t want people traveling county to county. People have and are using their lake property to distance themselves from high-impact COVID-19 areas, but there is not yet anything he or law enforcement can enforce at this point.
“We just ask that you follow the same guidelines here as you would if you were in an urban area,” Henderson said of people arriving on their lake property.
On another travel related note, the judge encouraged local citizens who work outside of Grayson County to “please be aware of your surroundings and make sure you are following CDC (social distancing) guidelines.”
“Treat everyone as if they have the virus, (and) if you do, you’ll be safe and your family will be safe,” Henderson said.
Shout-out to Grayson County Schools
Of course, K105 reported earlier on Tuesday the school district served 9,204 meals to students 18-years-old and younger on Monday as part of the district’s meal delivery program. In total, since the meal delivery program began on March 16, food service workers, led by Food Service Director Kristy Hodges, have served well over 30,000 meals (including Monday’s food delivery numbers).
“Grayson County Schools, just a shout-out to them, they are knocking this thing out of the park,” Henderson said. “There are so many meals they have provided to kids in the community, it’s unreal. It’s unreal what the Grayson County Schools System is doing. We are Grayson County Strong.”
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By Ken Howlett, News Director
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