On Tuesday, Gov. Andy Beshear reported 2,500 new COVID-19 cases in Kentucky, the highest number of new cases in a single day since January.
The commonwealth has now recorded 502,712 cases of the virus since March 2020. Of the new cases, 490 are children 18 and under (19.6 percent).
Seven new deaths were also announced, raising the state’s coronavirus-related death toll to 7,394 (1.5 percent fatality rate).
The positivity rate checked in at 11 percent.
Officials said 1,251 people are hospitalized, with 339 patients in intensive care and 168 people on a ventilator; all numbers not seen in many months, with hospitalizations up over 500 percent since July 1; intensive care patients up over 600 percent; and the number of people on a ventilator up nearly 700 percent.
Grayson Co. falls deeper into the “red”
As of Tuesday, 108 Kentucky counties were in the “red,” indicating a “critical spread” of the virus. Grayson County saw its rate of occurrence skyrocket to 55.1 on Tuesday, meaning 55.1 new cases per day per 100,000 residents have been reported over the previous seven days.
According to the Kentucky Department for Public Health, Grayson County reported 20 new cases on Tuesday. The Grayson County Health Department tested 61 people on Tuesday and recorded six positive tests, a 9.8 percent positivity rate.
Hart (90.8), Breckinridge (60.7), Hardin (56.8), Ohio (56), Butler (47.7), and Edmonson counties (44.7) are all experiencing explosive growth in cases over the last week.
Statewide, the rate of occurrence is 45.7, signaling a rampant, unfettered spread of the virus around Kentucky.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
