 Friday, April 22, 2022
Top COVID-19 Takeaways from the Week
Do I still need to wear a mask?
Since the requirement to wear a face mask has been dropped by most airlines and other public transportation agencies, are there still occasions when you may want to wear one?
The CDC recommends different mask-wearing guidelines for different communities across the country, based on the calculations of transmission and risk levels. If you live in a low-risk area, the CDC says, “wear a mask based on your personal preference, informed by your personal level of risk.”
Here’s a few guidelines to help you make decisions about if, when and where to wear a mask.
Louisville is in the "low" (green) COVID-19 community level category
Here are the key COVID-19 data metrics for week of April 17, 2022:
- Daily incidence rate of 15.3 cases per 100,000 population
- Weekly incidence rate of 103.65 cases per 100,000 population
- 819 new cases reported over the previous week
- 3 newly reported deaths
Hospitalization data:
- 45 patients currently hospitalized
- 4 patients in ICU
- 2 patients on ventilators
Vaccines:
- 75.8% of Louisville residents have received at least one dose of vaccine
- 65.6% have completed the vaccine series
- 45.7% have received a booster dose
Did you know? You can now find the University of Louisville's Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute's wastewater monitoring for COVID-19 on our data dashboard.
 Need help finding a COVID test or vaccination location? Have you tested positive for COVID, but aren't sure what to do? Call the LOU Health COVID-19 Helpline, 502-912-8598, available Monday through Sunday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Language translation services are available.
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