At his coronavirus (COVID-19) briefing on Tuesday, Gov. Beshear reported nearly 300 new cases of the virus were confirmed in Kentucky since Monday.
The governor said 282 new COVID-19 cases have been diagnosed in Kentucky, increasing the state’s total to 15,624.
“While we are not seeing the type of very concerning spike like in so many other states, we are seeing ourselves continuing to be in that plateau area between about 150 and 300 cases,” Beshear said. “It’s something we’ve got to watch carefully.”
Officials also reported five new deaths Tuesday, raising the total to 565 (3.6 percent) Kentuckians lost to the virus.
The deaths reported Tuesday include a 70-year-old man from Campbell County; a 71-year-old man from Hardin County; and two women, ages 77 and 86, and a 92-year-old man from Jefferson County.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, 2,621 (16.8 percent) patients have been hospitalized with the virus, with 408 people currently in a hospital. To date, 1,019 (6.5 percent) people have received treatment in ICU, with 75 patients currently in intensive care.
At least 3,990 (25.5 percent) people have recovered from the disease in Kentucky, and 404,781 (9.2 percent of the population) tests have been administered in the state.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
