Right now, Lexington’s COVID numbers are running about 30-40 new cases every week – that’s on par with this time last year.
Kevin Hall with the Fayette County Health Department says, if the numbers continue to trend as they did in 2023, we’re likely to see an uptick in the coming months.
"We anticipate seeing these numbers grow," Hall says. "If you look at August of last year, when you saw students returning to college, kids going back to school, you see people congregating more, along with new strains of COVID. You're going to see these numbers likely grow this year, much like you did last year."
The CDC recently renewed its recommendation that anyone ages six months and up should receive one of the latest COVID vaccines when they become available this fall.
