Governor Andy Beshear Saturday said mitigation efforts have stopped the growth of COVID-19 cases in the commonwealth.
Beshear said case numbers are continuing to decline and Kentucky’s positivity rate is stable.
As of 4 p.m. Saturday afternoon Governor Beshear reported 3,388 new COVID-19 cases and a positivity rate 8.58%. The Governor also said there are 1,655 people hospitalized, 438 currently in the ICU, and 253 on a ventilator. Beshear reported 27 deaths which pushes the statewide death toll to 2,371.
Top counties with the most positive cases Saturday were Jefferson, Kenton, Fayette, Pulaski, Daviess, Boone, Campbell and Warren. Each of these counties reported 100 or more new cases; Jefferson County alone reported 459.
Those reported lost to the virus today include a 62-year-old man from Bell County; a 75-year-old man from Christian County; a 92-year-old woman and five men from Daviess County; a 61-year-old man from Fayette County; a 50-year-old man from Grayson County; a 63-year-old woman from Hancock County; an 85-year-old woman from Hardin County; a 79-year-old man and two women, ages 58 and 97, from Jefferson County; a 96-year-old woman from Jessamine County; a 77-year-old woman from Knott County; a 91-year-old-man from Marion County; a 70-year-old man from Ohio County; an 87-year-old woman from Oldham County; two men, ages 69 and 88, from Owsley County; two women, ages 50 and 84, from Pike County; a 78-year-old man from Shelby County; a 63-year-old man from Spencer County; and an 89-year-old woman from Webster County.
Governor Beshear said what we are seeing is that the measures we have taken are working. He adds we have stopped the increase in cases, which we knew we had to do before we can start to decrease those numbers. Lets all commit to doing what we know is right wearing masks, social distancing, washing our hands and limiting our holiday gatherings so we can beat this virus once and for good.
