Guests Encouraged to Move Quicker Than a Sloth to Participate
The much-anticipated Louisville Zoo behind-the-scenes sloth experience goes on sale Wednesday, September 15 at 10 a.m. Sloth fans won’t want to be sloth-like in their response as the Zoo expects slots to fill quickly. Sloth experience sessions are available at launch for bookings starting in February 2022. Previous sessions were filled by those who signed up for the Zoo’s Sloth Early Mailing List.
Each sloth experience includes the opportunity to participate with Zoo staff in preparing the sloth's diet and visiting Sunni in her indoor exhibit. Guests will get to talk with keeper staff about the sloths, have the opportunity for a photo with Sunni, as well as receive a special keepsake from the experience.
This experience is available Friday – Sunday afternoons, at 1:30 p.m. (guests should arrive at the MetaZoo by 1:20 p.m.) and lasts approximately 30 – 45 minutes. Tickets to the sloth experience are $80 per person and can be purchased as an add-on option with a general admission ticket or purchased separately with a Zoo membership. Visit LouisvilleZoo.org/sloth-experience for more information and to purchase.
This experience is open to guests ages 6 and older only. It accommodates up to four individuals. The experience is rain or shine; no refunds or exchanges. All activities are subject to approval by Sunni, of course. At this time, this is the only behind-the-scenes experience or tour available for purchase.
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On Tuesday, Dr. Sarah Moyer, Chief Health Strategist, noted that there is a decline of positive cases for the second straight week, but the city is still in a red-alert level because the Delta variant continues cause severe illness, particularly in people who are unvaccinated.
“Downward is a great trend, but it wasn’t all good news,” Dr. Moyer said. “Our positivity rate went back up last week to 13.15%, which means there are more cases out there than we know about. Practicing all the layers of prevention – masking, spacing, good ventilation, staying home when sick, and especially more people being vaccinated, is the way for us all to reduce our risk of getting COVID. And if you need help finding a place to get a vaccine, the most powerful prevention tool we have, or help making an appointment or a ride to that appointment, please call our Lou Health Helpline at 502-912-8598.”
Here are the key COVID-19 data metrics for September 14, 2021:
- Louisville remains in the red alert level with a daily incidence rate of 54.6 cases per 100,000.
- There were 2,933 new cases over the previous week.
- There were 18 additional deaths over the previous week in individuals ranging in age from 33 to 89.
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Individuals 20 -44 are experiencing the highest number of cases followed by those who are 0-19.
- Hospitalization data:
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363 patients currently hospitalized have COVID-19.
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105 patients in ICU with COVID-19.
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73 COVID-19 patients on ventilators.
Vaccines
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62.4% of Louisville residents have received at least one dose of the vaccine.
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54% have completed the vaccine series.
To view this week's COVID briefing with public health officials CLICK HERE. For COVID-19 testing sites CLICK HERE.
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GLI has brought together entry-level and secondary employers (from $11/hour to $31+/hour) to create pathways for you to access jobs while also pursuing upskilling or reskilling to get you ready for the next phase. Intentional connections have been made between 15 employers in five different career tracts:
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Participants in the CAN who enter the network are connected with training programs and support services to overcome workforce barriers and help move from low wage, low skilled positions to higher wage, higher skilled positions.
If you are interested in participating in CAN and growing your skills and wages, get connected here.
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