 Friday, October 2, 2020
Top COVID-19 Takeaways from the Week
COVID-19 cases are trending in the wrong direction
 Louisville Public Health and Wellness leaders continue to see steady increases in COVID-19 cases within the city. This week Bill Altman, a consultant who is leading the city’s COVID-19 testing strategy, maintained that while Louisville is currently at alert level “orange”, we’re inching closer to level red. Cases remain in every zip code with higher numbers in west and south Louisville. View this week's COVID-19 press briefing here.
For the latest information on the city's response to COVID-19, including information on testing, click here.
Re-opening Jefferson County Public Schools depends on all of us
 On Tuesday, the Jefferson County Board of Education approved Superintendent Dr. Martin Pollio’s proposal to extend NTI with the possibility of gradually reopening classrooms if COVID-19 case numbers improve. Dr. Pollio said a decision on resuming in-person instruction depends on whether our community reaches alert level yellow or green.
Dr. Lori Caloia, Medical Director for the Department of Public Health and Wellness, said "In order to reach the yellow zone, we would have to cut our number of cases in half from where we currently are." Louisville's COVID-19 incidence rate is at 20.7 cases per 100,000 residents - an increase from 16.8 last week. "It's up to each of us to make personal choices about the activities we participate in to limit exposure and stop the spread of the virus," she said.
To learn more about Kentucky’s guidance on safety expectations, sanitation regulations and best practices for resuming in-person instruction in schools (K-12) click here.
To learn about Kentucky's COVID-19 Mode of Instruction Metrics for K-12 Education by color code click here.
Contact Tracing
 To date, the city's contact tracing team has closed over 16,000 cases for people who tested positive for COVID-19. The COVID-19 contact tracing team calls over 1,500 cases and contacts every day.
Did you know: The number of contacts without a phone number is as high as 40%?
Our contact tracers and care advocates want to make sure you get the care you need, have what you need to safely isolate and quarantine, and answer any questions you have. Please provide correct contact information when getting tested for COVID-19 and please answer the call from LOU HEALTH when you see it on your caller ID.
The LOU HEALTH HELPLINE is a great resource to call if:
- you've recently tested positive and aren't sure what to do
- if you're experiencing symptoms and want to know what to do
- if you think you've been exposed to COVID-19
- if you have questions about how to safely isolate or quarantine
Don't hesitate to call the helpline! 502.912.8598
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