Gov. Andy Beshear on Monday reported 406 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases were confirmed in Kentucky over the previous 24 hours.
The new cases increase the state’s COVID-19 victim county to 61,917.
Officials said 67 of the new cases are children 18 and younger, with nine of the children five-years-old and younger.
The rolling seven-day positivity rate rose only slightly from Sunday’s 3.62 percent to 3.77 percent on Monday.
Officials reported one new death Monday, a 77-year-old Scott County woman, raising the total to 1,112 (1.8 percent fatality rate) Kentuckians lost to the virus.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, 5,051 (8.2 percent) patients have been hospitalized, with 496 people currently receiving treatment in a hospital (Monday marks the first day in several weeks the number of hospitalized patients has dropped below 500). To date, 1,488 (2.4 percent) victims have received treatment in an ICU, with 114 patients currently in an intensive care.
At least 11,283 (18.2 percent) Kentuckians have recovered from the virus, and 1,131,075 COVID-19 tests have been administered in the state.
Possible Lost Wages Assistance extension
Beshear announced Monday that Kentucky has applied for three more weeks of Lost Wages Assistance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Each week will be paid separately, officials said.
“Today, we have applied for three additional weeks of unemployment insurance coverage of the extra $400 a week for those that qualify,” Beshear stated. “If accepted by the federal government, those that qualify for those additional dollars will receive their $400 extra for the weeks of August 22, August 29 and September 5.”
Eligibility criteria for the program:
- Individuals who receive at least $100 per week in unemployment insurance compensation for each week covered by FEMA’s Lost Wages Assistance program.
- Individuals who have self-certified that they are unemployed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
