Kentucky last week recorded a record number of new coronavirus cases as virus deaths, with 4,742 cases and 66 reported deaths.
The previous record of instances reported by the state in a week of 4,503 singles, which had been set the previous week.Kentucky has now noticed 52,774 cases of coronavirus, Governor Andy Beshear announced Sunday.
“We are facing the challenge of our lives and will have to do better,” Beshear said in a press release.”The next six months have been devastating for many families in Kentucky.These months will also be remembered as a time when Kentucky residents lived up to our reputation for being compassionate, determined, and resilient people who care about others.”
Beshear reported 313 new cases on Sunday, with a reminder that totals are minimized on weekends due to days the monitoring sites are open and the state is reported. Of the new cases, 43 concerned young people aged 18 or younger, two of them five years old. years of age or younger, one of whom was 27 days old.
Kentucky also saw three more deaths on Sunday, bringing the state total to 996.Among the deaths were a 75-year-old man from Harlan County, an 81-year-old man from Lewis County and an 86-year-old man from Fayette.County.
“We lost nearly 1,000 Kentucky residents to the coronavirus. We can’t be insensitive to this,” Beshear said.”The death toll reported today is well below that of several days this week, but there are still 3 other people whose families and friends are devastated and distressed.Let us take care of them and respect their pain by redoubled our efforts to protect each other.”
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Dr. Steven Stack, Kentucky Public Fitness Commissioner, reminded Kentucky citizens to be careful over the holiday weekend and encouraged them to stay “fit at home” possible.
Stack said we’ll “know in two or three weeks” whether the pleasant weather on Labor Day weekend will lead to more cases.The state has already noticed an increase in the number of cases after Memorial Day weekend and July 4.
“It’s being resolved and being informed from experience,” Stack said in the press release.”Please don’t blur sidewalks, restaurants and bars with a mask hanging under your chin.Don’t gather in teams of more than 10 people and, if you see a bigger crowd, stay away.”
With COVID-19 at high rates, the threat of a user someone else coming into contact with is much greater, Stack said.People wear a mask in public, stay at least 1.80 meters away from others, and wash their hands frequently.Said.
“As the governor pointed out, the instances are on the rise and we want to do better,” Stack said.”The possible possible options for Kentuckyns to make this weekend and every day will be whether the slow reopening of our economy succeeds or fails.the possible options that Kentuckyns will make will also be how many of Kentucky will be injured or will die in the coming months.”
Meanwhile, Indiana has 100,000 cases of COVID-19, with a total of 99,804 cases after 851 new cases were reported on Sunday.The state also announced two deaths, bringing the total number of coronavirus deaths to 3140.
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