Lincoln Trail District Health Department sets up coronavirus hotline

The Lincoln Trail District Health Department distributed several press releases over the weekend as the coronavirus disease progressed into the state of Kentucky. A case of the disease was discovered in the Commonwealth for the first time on Friday in Lexington, and since then, several more cases have come to light. Lincoln Trail wants to remind their service area that the Health Department is in constant contact with the Kentucky Department for Public Health for any updates, and that a hotline for the coronavirus has been established at 1-800-722-5725. The department also notes that they have established procedures to prevent, identify, and contain negative impacts associated with communicable diseases.