13 More Coronavirus Deaths in Western KY; New Cases Continue to Slow

Evansville IN

04 March, 2022

8:47 AM

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By John Gibson, WNIN March 4, 2022 13 more COVID-19 related deaths have been tallied in western Kentucky. The Green River District Health Department said the fatalities were recorded over the course of a week, from February 21st to the 28th. Five of the deaths were from Daviess County, four from Henderson County, one from Union county, one from Webster County, and one from Ohio County. New infections continued to trend lower with 300 recorded during eight days in the seven-county district. The daily average for new cases in the district fell to about 43. WNIN is the NPR/PBS affiliate in Evansville, Indiana. We serve Southwestern Indiana, Western Kentucky and Southern Illinois from our multimedia facility located on the Ohio River in downtown Evansville. For the past several years, the recognized quality of our local news has placed us among the best small market radio news organizations in the nation.