COVID-19 Update: May 24, 2021

Dear Bereans,

This is the update for Monday, May 24, 2021.

Quarantine, testing and vaccination update

At this point we have one on-campus student in pre-cautionary quarantine because of travel, and none in any other sort of quarantine. No on-campus employees are in quarantine at present.

Kentucky and Madison County update

The Madison County Health Department reported 16, 2, 0, and 1 new cases for Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and yesterday. The number of current active cases is at 60. Our 7-day average of new cases per day has decreased to 6, keeping us now well into the Yellow Zone at 5.8 new cases per day per 100,000 residents. The total number of deaths in the county attributable to COVID-19 as reported by the State remains at 111.

Gov. Beshear reported 544, 426, 215, and 263 new COVID-19 cases and 5, 5, 11, and 3 new deaths for Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and today, respectively, in Kentucky. The 7-day average of the number of new cases/day has decreased a bit to 462 and the average of numbers of deaths/day remains 8. The latest test positivity rate has continued to move downward to 2.61%.

Gradual improvement is continuing in the Commonwealth and in Madison County.

The Madison County Health Department announces a local vaccination opportunity

Hitachi is hosting a TWO-DAY drive-through COVID-19 vaccination event May 26 & 27 from 10:00 AM –7:00 PM at 301 Mayde Road in Berea.

This event is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

No appointment necessary. The one-dose Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccine will be administered. The vaccine is free and available for anyone at least 18 years of age.