 Friday, February 18, 2022
Top COVID-19 Takeaways from the Week
Dr. Moyer: COVID-19 numbers are decreasing, but let's stay vigilant
 Even though case numbers are continuing on a downward trend, the virus is still here and, unfortunately, will be for some time, LMPHW Director Dr. Sarah Moyer said this week.
"People in the community are still being impacted by COVID-19,” she said. “At this moment, hundreds of people are in Louisville hospitals fighting the virus. Many lives have been or will be forever impacted by COVID.”
Here are the key COVID-19 data metrics for Feb. 13, 2022:
- Louisville remains in the alert level red with an incidence rate of 108.3 cases per 100,000 population.
- There were 5,814 new cases over the previous week.
- There were 59 newly reported deaths.
Hospitalization data:
- 233 patients currently hospitalized
- 38 patients in ICU
- 21 patients on ventilators
Vaccines:
- 74.6% of Louisville residents have received at least one dose of vaccine
- 64.3% have completed the vaccine series
- 43.9% have received a booster dose
To view this week's COVID briefing with public health officials CLICK HERE. For COVID-19 testing sites CLICK HERE.
Clinics are a resource for residents with long COVID
 Recovering from COVID’s long-haul symptoms require special care, and UofL Health Trager Institute and Norton Infectious Diseases Institute Long-term COVID-19 Care Clinics can connect patients to a team of multidisciplinary specialists to address ongoing health needs ranging from lung and heart to neurologic and gastrointestinal issues.
Dr. Joseph Flynn, chief administrator, Norton Medical Group, emphasized that unvaccinated patients have a threefold increased chance of experiencing long COVID symptoms than people who are vaccinated.
“We've seen everything from people who were marathoners who can't blow out birthday candles to people who were students and high functioning, and they have overarching brain fog, headaches, fatigue," he said. "It is a profound trauma.”
Tested positive for COVID? Call the Lou Health COVID-19 Helpline
Have you been diagnosed with COVID-19? Need help finding a place to get tested or vaccinated? Call the helpline.
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