In his first in-person briefing this week, Governor Andy Beshear announced on Thursday that there were 333 newly confirmed cases of coronavirus over the previous 24 hours.
The new cases surge the commonwealth’s overall number to 18,245.
In addition, the governor announced four new deaths as a result of the virus. One of the deaths was a 79-year-old man from Edmonson County.
Beshear said that out of the 333 new cases, 86 were from Jefferson, 42 from Fayette, 15 from Daviess, 13 from Warren, and 12 from Bell County.
Beshear will host another COVID-19 briefing on Friday afternoon at 3 pm CDT.
By: Sam Gormley, Local News
