For the third day in a row, Kentucky has set a record for confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases.
At his daily briefing on the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Andy Beshear said 92 people were diagnosed with the virus between Friday afternoon and Saturday afternoon, bringing the state’s total of confirmed coronavirus cases to 394 (confirmed cases in the state increased by 50 on Thursday and 54 on Friday).
Just after the briefing ended, Beshear said on twitter, “Following today’s update we learned we lost another Kentuckian” to the virus. The victim, according to Beshear, was a 66-year-old woman from Kenton County. The Northern Kentucky Health Department said the victim was “the first case of COVID-19 diagnosed in northern Kentucky.”
Nine people in Kentucky have died as a result of the virus.
Bordering Butler County reports its first case of COVID-19 on Saturday, while Jefferson and Fayette counties had 23 new cases apiece diagnosed between Friday night and Saturday afternoon. On Friday, Breckinridge County announced its first COVID-19 diagnosis.
In the U.S., more than 116,000 people have been diagnosed with COVID-19, with over 1,900 deaths blamed on the virus. One of the latest victims was a baby in Illinois, believed to be the youngest victim of the virus in the U.S., according to media reports.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
