On Thursday, Gov. Andy Beshear reported 745 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) were confirmed in Kentucky over the previous 24 hours
The new cases increase the state’s COVID-19 patient county to 64,158.
Officials said 107 of the new cases are children 18 and younger, with 20 of those five-years-old and younger. The youngest new victim, according to officials, is six-day-old.
Beshear reported 13 new deaths Thursday, raising the total to 1,137 (1.8 percent fatality rate) Kentuckians lost to the virus.
The deaths reported Thursday include a 97-year-old woman from Bell County; an 86-year-old woman from Christian County; a 96-year-old woman from Fayette County; two women, ages 90 and 97, from Jefferson County; an 82-year-old man from Perry County; and four women, ages 62, 84, 89 and 94, and three men, ages 69, 87 and 88, from Warren County.
K105 reported earlier on Thursday that an eight-month-old Caneyville baby died early Sunday morning after contracting COVID-19. For the full story, click here.
The rolling seven-day positivity rate dropped ever so slightly to 4.57 percent on Thursday, after checking in at 4.59 percent on Wednesday.
Since the onset of the pandemic, 5,119 (8 percent) patients have been treated in a hospital, with 543 people currently in a hospital. To date, 1,499 (2.3 percent) victims have been admitted to an ICU, with 122 patients currently in intensive care.
At least 11,570 (18 percent) Kentuckians have recovered from the virus, and 1,301,407 COVID-19 tests have been administered in the state.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
