Nearly 300 new COVID-19 cases in KY. Eight new deaths, including Grayson Co. man.

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At his coronavirus (COVCID-19) briefing on Thursday, Gov. Andy Beshear said nearly 300 new cases of the virus have been confirmed in the state since Wednesday afternoon.

The governor reported 295 new cases of the virus in Kentucky, perpetuating a trend of increased daily COVID-19 diagnoses since the reopening of Kentucky’s economy. The commonwealth has had 10,705 confirmed cases of the virus since the onset of the pandemic.

The three-day average of new cases stands at 238, up 119 cases from a week ago when the three-day average hit its lowest point since early April.

The governor said it’s too early to draw conclusions on whether the state is experiencing a spike in cases, but he did say “they are elevated from where we were going for more than a week.”

“That’s what this virus does,” Beshear added. “This virus does not pick off, with a few exceptions, the healthiest among us. It finds those that, with modern medicine, while they may be sick, they are still here with their families. And for many of them, it kills them.”

Eight new deaths were also reported on Thursday, raising Kentucky’s death toll to 458 (4.3 percent).

The newly reported deaths include an 87-year-old woman from Boone County, a 72-year-old man from Franklin County, a 92-year-old man from Kenton County, a 71-year old woman and 91- and 92-year-old men from Jefferson County, and an 86-year-old woman from Metcalfe County.

Additionally, the Kentucky Department for Public Health reports an 82-year-old Grayson County man has also died from the virus, a death the Grayson County Health Department has not yet reported, as the department releases Grayson County COVID-19 information on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Grayson County Judge-Executive Kevin Henderson confirmed a Grayson Nursing & Rehabilitation resident recently passed away after contracting the virus, but he did not know the age or gender of the person who died.

K105.com will have additional information on the newly reported death on Friday.

To date, 2,332 (21.8 percent) victims in Kentucky have been hospitalized with the virus, with a record-high 518 people currently in a hospital. Officials report 954 (8.9 percent) patients have ever been treated in ICU, while a record-low 67 people are currently in intensive care.

At least 3,303 (30.9 percent) Kentuckians have recovered from the virus, and the state has administered 262,714 tests, with 27,428 of those tests conducted since June 1, according to the Kentucky Department for Public Health.

By Ken Howlett, News Director

Contact Ken at ken@k105.com