Friday, January 15, 2021

COVID death figures jump in county

According to new information released today by the Pennyrile District Health Department, Crittenden County has had 17 deaths since the pandemic began due to complications from COVID-19.

That number jumped significantly over the past week. As of last Friday, the mortality figure was nine.

No further information was immediately available. 

It’s likely that data lag resulted in a number of deaths associated with the virus going unreported for a period of time. Healthcare agencies are spending more resources working to get vaccine logistics finalized instead of tending to data tracking, according to recent information provided by state healthcare officials and local leaders.

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