{"id":47,"date":"2020-12-01T13:16:31","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T18:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madisoncountyhealthdept.net\/releases\/?page_id=47"},"modified":"2020-12-21T13:54:26","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T18:54:26","slug":"news-releases","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountyhealthdept.net\/releases\/news-releases\/","title":{"rendered":"News Releases"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates has-author wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/madisoncountyhealthdept.net\/releases\/new-regional-vaccine-site-in-madison-county-allows-health-department-to-close-waiting-list\/\">New Regional Vaccine Site in Madison County Allows Health Department to Close Waiting List<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Kelley McBride<\/div><time datetime=\"2021-03-02T08:52:15-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 2, 2021<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">(Richmond, KY)&nbsp; The Madison County Health Department (MCHD), along with Eastern Kentucky University and Madison County Fiscal Court, is pleased to partner with Baptist Health Richmond (BHR), which has been designated a Regional COVID-19 Vaccination Site in Kentucky. As a result of this partnership, MCHD has closed its vaccine waiting list to transition access to BHR\u2019s new and expanded resource for vaccinations. Depending upon their eligibility for phases in the state\u2019s roll-out plan, individuals registered on the health department\u2019s list may be contacted by email with instructions how to schedule an appointment.&nbsp; Communication from BHR will be sent to the\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/madisoncountyhealthdept.net\/releases\/new-regional-vaccine-site-in-madison-county-allows-health-department-to-close-waiting-list\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: New Regional Vaccine Site in Madison County Allows Health Department to Close Waiting List<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/madisoncountyhealthdept.net\/releases\/getting-back-on-schedule-madison-county-health-department-provides-vaccination-clinics-following-severe-winter-weather\/\">Getting Back on Schedule: Madison County Health Department Provides Vaccination Clinics Following Severe Winter Weather<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Kelley McBride<\/div><time datetime=\"2021-02-23T14:04:15-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 23, 2021<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The recent severe winter weather caused closure of the Madison County Health Department and the COVID-19 vaccination clinics scheduled for last week. Three separate winter storm patterns hit Kentucky within a span of eight days. However, essential services from the Madison County Health Department continued.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/madisoncountyhealthdept.net\/releases\/updated-limits-to-contact-tracing\/\">Updated Limits to Contact Tracing<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Kelley McBride<\/div><time datetime=\"2020-12-21T13:40:43-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">December 21, 2020<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Richmond, KY&#8211; In response to the large numbers of COVID-19 cases in Madison County, Madison County Health Department (MCHD) has limited its contact tracing to those person affiliated with schools, healthcare, daycare, long term care or other clearly defined high-risk situations.&nbsp; For anyone who is a contact to a someone who has tested positive for COVID-19, the health department asks them to follow the Kentucky Department for Public Health\u2019s (DPH) \u201cGuidance for the New CDC COVID-19 Quarantine Options.\u201d For businesses, MCHD encourages in-house contact tracing.&nbsp; According to Public Health Director Nancy Crewe, \u201cDue to the growing COVID-19 caseload and limited\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/madisoncountyhealthdept.net\/releases\/updated-limits-to-contact-tracing\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Updated Limits to Contact Tracing<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/madisoncountyhealthdept.net\/releases\/madison-county-health-department-adjusts-contact-tracing-efforts-2\/\">Madison County Health Department Adjusts Contact Tracing Efforts<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Kelley McBride<\/div><time datetime=\"2020-11-20T16:56:27-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">November 20, 2020<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Richmond, KY- The Madison County Health Department (MCHD) reported the highest one-day total of 144 confirmed COVID-19 cases as of November 16. This more than doubled the previous highest one-day case count of 71 on August 27. This surge in cases has placed a strain on public health resources needed to effectively contain the spread of this disease, and MCHD will be modifying their contact tracing efforts accordingly. \u201cNo local health department can keep up the pace along with the increasing number of cases and contacts,\u201d said Madison County Health Department Director Nancy Crewe. \u201cEven with addition of more contact\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/madisoncountyhealthdept.net\/releases\/madison-county-health-department-adjusts-contact-tracing-efforts-2\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Madison County Health Department Adjusts Contact Tracing Efforts<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountyhealthdept.net\/releases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountyhealthdept.net\/releases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountyhealthdept.net\/releases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountyhealthdept.net\/releases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountyhealthdept.net\/releases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountyhealthdept.net\/releases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":77,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountyhealthdept.net\/releases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47\/revisions\/77"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountyhealthdept.net\/releases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}